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A Streetcar Named Desire (1995)

A Streetcar Named Desire poster
Directed by
Glenn Jordan
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 36m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A fragile woman moves in with her sister and brutish brother-in-law in New Orleans. Their clashing personalities lead to confrontation and tragedy.

tensemelancholicunsettlingclaustrophobicemotionally rawslow-burnvisceraltheatrical

What happens

A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1995 American drama television film produced and directed by Glenn Jordan and starring Jessica Lange, Alec Baldwin, John Goodman, and Diane Lane. It aired on CBS on October 29, 1995. Based on the 1947 play by Tennessee Williams, it follows a 1951 adaptation starring Marlon Brando and a 1984 television adaptation. The film was adapted from a 1992 Broadway revival of the play, also starring Baldwin and Lange. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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