Phoenix Classics - New Orleans Season: Streetcar Named Desire
The Big Easy. The Crescent City. NOLA. Nawlins. Whichever way you have it, there’s nowhere quite like New Orleans. It’s a city of incomparably rich cultural history, fuelled by a musical scene that lives in the streets as much as it does in the bars lining Frenchman Street.
As such, it makes for a singular cinematic backdrop, instilling a character of its own that’s impossible to recreate on studio backlots. We took a look back across some 70 years of depictions of New Orleans on film, picking out some of the best.
"A Streetcar Named Desire" is a 1951 film adaptation of Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning play, featuring powerful performances by Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando, and is renowned for its exploration of complex themes such as desire, mental health, and societal decay.DramaPT2H5M12A2026-01-25Vivien Leigh
Marlon Brando
Kim Hunter
Karl Malden
Rudy Bond
Nick Dennis
Peg Hillias
Wright King
Richard Garrick
Elia Kazan
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