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Elia Kazan's adaptation of Tennessee Williams' famous play presents a central character that is deeply flawed as a result of both the external factors at play – the American South, the era in which the text was written and filmed – and inner turmoil emerging from a troubled past, writes Jasmine Crittenden.
Additional keywords: Film as Text, Viven Leigh, Marlon Brando, class, Blanche DuBois, sexism, literary adaptation, classic Hollywood cinema.
