a streetcar named desire
$5 MOVIE SERIES • PRESENTED BY FILMS AT MANSHIP & LSU MUSEUM OF ART
Date & Time: Wednesday, December 2, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG
Year: 1951
Ticket Price: $5
Movie Synopsis
Based on the play by Tennessee Williams, this renowned drama follows troubled former schoolteacher Blanche DuBois (Vivien Leigh) as she leaves small-town Mississippi and moves in with her sister, Stella Kowalski (Kim Hunter), and her husband, Stanley (Marlon Brando), in New Orleans. Blanche's flirtatious Southern-belle presence causes problems for Stella and Stanley, who already have a volatile relationship, leading to even greater conflict in the Kowalski household.
Director: Elia Kazan
Stars: Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh
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