A Streetcar Named Desire (DVD New Packaging) [DVD] [Standard]

Jessica Lange and Alec Baldwin revive their Broadway performances as Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams famed A Streetcar Named Desire. Set in the French Quarter of New Orleans following World War II, Williams story follows Blanche (Lange), a flirtatious Southern belle who adds sexual tension and a range of difficulties to the Kowalski house when she moves in with her sister Stella (Diane Lane) and brother-in-law Stanley (Baldwin). A Streetcar Named Desire also stars Lane (Under The Tuscan Sun, Unfaithful) and John Goodman (Roseanne) and is directed by Glenn Jordan (To Dance with the White Dog). The made-for-TV 1995 adaptation was nominated for four Emmys including Outstanding Lead Actor, Actress and Supporting Actor. The film also earned Lange a Golden Globe for her starring role.

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE: THE ORIGINAL RESTORED VERSION is the film moviegoers would have seen in 1951 had not Legion of Decency censorship occurred at the last minute. Elia Kazan masterfully directs Tennessee Williams' masterpiece s tarring Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Karl Malden and Kim Hunter. Nominated for an unprecedented 12 Academy Awards , including Best Picture, and a winner of four,* its contributions to film continue to be c

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