Scarlett O’Hara, part deux.

Dear Lord, is it possible for Vivien Leigh to accept a role that isn’t a melodramatic, self-centered strong Southern woman acting like a damsel in distress?

Although, I must say the “Hey Stella” scene was worth sitting through this two hour movie. It’s one of those brutally sexy scenes that we don’t have enough of anymore. (Actually, come to think of it, there’s another one in Gone With the Wind.)

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I rented “A Streetcar Named Desire”. I didn’t know anything about the story, I just had vague associations about Marlon Brando being a hearthrob. I guess I figured it was some kind of romance, possibly a musical, what with the the goofy name.

What I definitely didn’t expect was this bleak, wrenching, noirish film. Which is not to say that I didn’t like it. I could barely look away. Wow. What an intense movie.

The picture you hate to love;