A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE

Sunday, August 3, 12:00 p.m. & Friday, August 15, 6:00 p.m. | After creditors take over the family property, a fragile Blanche DuBois (Vivien Leigh) moves to steamy New Orleans to live with her sister Stella (Kim Hunter) and her brother-in- law Stanley (Marlon Brando) in their cramped tenement apartment. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, which garnered 12 Academy Award nominations, including acting wins for Leigh and Hunter, is a timeless study of class, masculinity, and power—as the fahrenheit rises and Blanche and Stanley clash, her nerves further fray. Brando sweats through his t-shirts, male fragility oozing out of his skin as much as his perspiration; Leigh wilts under the weight of the weather and her desperation, and the relationship between Blanche, Stella (Stellllllla!), and Stanley reaches a boiling point—with everyone destined to get burned. Content consideration: contains themes of sexual assault.

Awards & Nominations

Winner - Best Actress in a Leading Role (Vivien Leigh), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Karl Malden), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Kim Hunter), Best Art Direction, Academy Awards
Nominee - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Marlon Brando), Academy Awards

Scorchers | August 2–31, 2025

Hot enough for you? Welcome to the dog days of summer, when the temperatures reach their peak and it feels like you could fry an egg on the sidewalk. In Scorchers, we explore 10 films where stifling heat has a starring role. In these cinematic sizzlers, characters fan themselves and wipe their brows—and as the degrees rise, so do the stakes. When we’re stripped down, exhausted, and oppressed by an atmosphere warmer than our body temperature, things are bound to explode.

The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu