FILM 1181: A STREETCAR
NAMED DESIRE
TRIVIA: As the film progresses, the
set of the Kowalski apartment actually gets smaller to heighten the suggestion
of Blanche's increasing claustrophobia.
Vivien Leigh, who suffered
from bipolar disorder in real life, later had difficulties in distinguishing
her real life from that of Blanche DuBois.
Vivien Leigh had already
played Blanche in the first London production of the play, under the direction
of her then-husband, Laurence
Olivier. She later said that Olivier's direction of that production
influenced her performance in the film more than did Elia Kazan's direction of
the film.
Vivien Leigh, who was only
36 at the time of filming, had to be made up to look older.
Despite giving the definitive
portrayal of Stanley Kowalski, Marlon Brando
said he privately detested the character. However, it should be added that
Brando was an eccentric character who loved misleading people and playing
pranks.
As of 2014, it is one of only two
films in history to win three Academy awards for acting. The other is Network (1976).
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