streetcar desire

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) is a controversial film classic, adapted from Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning play of 1947. This film masterpiece was directed by Elia Kazan (his first piece of work with Williams), a socially conscious director who insisted that the film be true to the play. The film challenged the Production Code's censors with its bold adult drama and sexual subjects (rape, domestic violence, homosexuality, and female promiscuity or nymphomania) - it is the story …

…arms, she vows: "I'm not going back in there again. Not this time. I'm never going back. Never." She goes to the upstairs neighbor's apartment. The arrival of the baby is just as disruptive to Stanley's relationship with Stella as Blanche's arrival was. Things will change forever as Stella will now be less dependent upon him for emotional support with her attachment to her child. Stanley bellows: "Hey Stella. Hey Stella," as the film ends.