杰西卡·兰格 — 演员 (67)
芳心之罪 (1986) [电影] 豆瓣
Crimes of the Heart
其它标题:
Crimes of the Heart
/
心灵的罪恶
…
Three sisters with quite different personalities and lives reunite when Babe, the youngest, has just shot her husband. Oldest sister Lenny takes care of their grandfather and is turning into an old maid. Meg, who aspires to make it in moxia.cc Hollywood as a singer and actress, has had a wild, man-filled life. Their reunion is joyful but also stirs up much tension.
蒙面与匿名 (2003) [电影] 豆瓣
Masked and Anonymous
其它标题:
Masked and Anonymous
摇滚乐传奇人物鲍勃·迪伦主演的喜剧。故事发生在某年某月某个内战连绵不断的国家,绰号“甜心大叔”的经理人正在筹划一场慈善音乐会,其实这只是一场所谓的慈善音乐会罢了,既没有明确的口号,而收入也最终将落入主办者的囊中。电视制作人妮娜受雇以确保将此次演出推广成一次国际盛会,而当甜心大叔请出了新近刚从牢里被释放的传奇乐手杰克·命运后,这场演出注定将成为一场闹剧。
关于演员
大概是被鲍勃·迪伦的魅力所感召,这部投资仅不足1000万美元、用24帧DV拍摄的小成本独立制作,竟然请到了无数大明星加盟助阵,除了主演的杰西卡·兰格、杰夫·布里奇斯、佩内洛普·克鲁兹外,尚有艾德·哈里斯、方·基墨、查理·辛、米基·洛克等人客串小角色,这些演员多数都只领取了演员公会的最低工资。
据闻,片中有长约40分钟的鲍勃·迪伦演唱的歌,其中既包括那些经典曲目,也有不少他为这部片子新写的作品。另外编剧在创作时将鲍勃·迪伦的部分歌词作为对白编入了剧本,而且鲍勃·迪伦本人也出了不少点子。
导演拉里·查尔斯在国际电视圈小有名气,并和独立制片界里不少大腕级人物如迈克尔·摩尔、爱德华·伯恩斯等有过合作,《蒙面与匿名》是他的首部剧情长片。
他是一个信徒,也是一个无神论者;是一个恪守传统的人,又是一个反叛者;一个悲剧人物,一个独自离去的人;同时又是一个激进主义者和一个愤世嫉俗的人。
这是鲍勃·迪伦在影片《蒙面与匿名》中给人的假象,事实上,他只是想这样说自己,又不好意思说而已。
在2003年的美国圣丹斯电影节上,摇滚乐坛老将鲍勃·迪伦主演的影片《蒙面与匿名》吸引了广泛的关注,最终却被评论界骂得一塌糊涂,甚至有人刻薄地说:“现在唯一的问题,就是决定这部影片要在我看过的最差影片里排第几了。”也许,这一次鲍勃·迪伦真的没有把自己藏好。
虽然这是鲍勃·迪伦首次出演主角,虽然他是一位受人尊敬的民谣老将,但是他的出演却真地证明了这句话:隔行如隔山。鲍勃·迪伦在片中扮演的角色名叫“杰克命运”,他有着一张鲍勃·迪伦惯有的死鱼脸和一身牛仔行头以及辉煌的过去。有人说,这部影片更像是一部鲍勃·迪伦的传记片,不过老鲍勃却耍了一个失败的花招:他很想掩饰自己的真实身份,又生怕别人看不出来自己是谁,结果,前后矛盾的心理彻底葬送了这部影片。套用片中一场音乐会的主办者“甜心大叔”的话就是:“许多人都试过了很多遍,但是遗憾的是,他们都不喜欢你。”这是“杰克命运”在影片中的遭遇,同样也是发生在鲍勃·迪伦自己身上。
很少有人喜欢听说教,但是喜欢说教的人却不少。在影片《蒙面与匿名》里,每一个人物都是个不知不扣的哲学家。无论是暴徒、赞助者、记者、女朋友,还是革命家、电视制片人、独裁者、监狱看守,无一例外都有着圣人的学识和律师的口才,从他们嘴里传出来的,不是寓言警句,就是典故和俏皮话,每一句都充满了思想的光辉。熟悉鲍勃·迪伦曲风的人都知道,那些台词真是和他的歌曲如出一辙,连语调都是时而高吭时而低沉,围绕那些有关自由、爱、政治、时代、道德以及死亡的话题娓娓道来。
关于导演
剧本是鲍勃·迪伦和导演拉里·查尔斯共同的杰作,或者干脆说,这是鲍勃·迪伦自己的想法,拉里·查尔斯只是个有些导演权利的玩偶。
影片发生在美国的“某个不知名的地方”,而且年代也相当隐讳。在那里,电台用西班牙语和英语播放节目,当地正在如火如荼地进行着一场血腥的革命。曾经的摇滚明星“杰克命运”就恰好在这个时候从监狱里被放出来,以前的老朋友、音乐会策划人“甜心大叔”找到他,盛情邀请他加入一场慈善演出。随后的故事一直在追寻“杰克命运”入狱的原因,同时还有形形色色的角色出场,电视制作人、记者、歌迷,所有人的故事都一锅粥地搅和在一起。
纵观整部影片,身份对于老鲍勃而言只是一个骗局。“你可以叫我泰瑞,也可以叫我蒂米或者是波比,总之都无所谓”,重要的是,“杰克命运”始终在闪躲着耍些花招,迷惑他的听众。《蒙面与匿名》,光是这个名字就足以让观众领略到鲍勃·迪伦自己是多么喜爱他在剧中捉摸不透的身份,但是这些把戏很容易被拆穿,他那独一无二的声音和曲风还是让他暴露了身份。很多人都不明白,他为什么要拍这样一部剧情片而不是纪录片,如果是后者,他完全可以更投入也更自我,而且完全不会受人囹圄。难道他这样做只是为了创造一个让人捉摸不透的历史背景,才能逃避任何受牵制的机会?
幕后
鲍勃·迪伦当然知道自己在歌迷心中的名望早已根深蒂固,因此他毫不忌讳人们的负面评论。其实,这并不是他首次出演电影,只不过以前只是扮演一些零星角色。早在上个世纪60年代,鲍勃·迪伦就曾偶尔在一些电影中露面,但都没有太大影响力,人们更关注的是他的音乐。但是鲍勃·迪伦不服老,他亲自操刀撰写剧本,并招募来专业摄影队伍和大牌明星。终于在今年把影片《蒙面与匿名》拿到了圣丹斯电影节。然而事与愿违,在这个以追求独立精神为原则的电影节上,没有人买这个老歌手的帐。
“每一个历史时期都或多或少地有它的悲剧性”,《纽约时报》的这个评价已经很给鲍勃·迪伦留情面了。事实上,扑朔迷离的情节线索和隐晦的笑话实在让观众乐不起来。在影片最后,“杰克命运”饱经沧桑的脸上写上了某种满足,他说:“有时,仅仅了解事情的本身意义还不够,我们还必须知道那些没有意义的事。”弦外之音就是,你大不要管影片再说些什么,因为知道了也没有用;你只要知道,这是一部鲍勃·迪伦自说自话的影片就行了,尽管这些话对你来说意义不大。
关于演员
大概是被鲍勃·迪伦的魅力所感召,这部投资仅不足1000万美元、用24帧DV拍摄的小成本独立制作,竟然请到了无数大明星加盟助阵,除了主演的杰西卡·兰格、杰夫·布里奇斯、佩内洛普·克鲁兹外,尚有艾德·哈里斯、方·基墨、查理·辛、米基·洛克等人客串小角色,这些演员多数都只领取了演员公会的最低工资。
据闻,片中有长约40分钟的鲍勃·迪伦演唱的歌,其中既包括那些经典曲目,也有不少他为这部片子新写的作品。另外编剧在创作时将鲍勃·迪伦的部分歌词作为对白编入了剧本,而且鲍勃·迪伦本人也出了不少点子。
导演拉里·查尔斯在国际电视圈小有名气,并和独立制片界里不少大腕级人物如迈克尔·摩尔、爱德华·伯恩斯等有过合作,《蒙面与匿名》是他的首部剧情长片。
他是一个信徒,也是一个无神论者;是一个恪守传统的人,又是一个反叛者;一个悲剧人物,一个独自离去的人;同时又是一个激进主义者和一个愤世嫉俗的人。
这是鲍勃·迪伦在影片《蒙面与匿名》中给人的假象,事实上,他只是想这样说自己,又不好意思说而已。
在2003年的美国圣丹斯电影节上,摇滚乐坛老将鲍勃·迪伦主演的影片《蒙面与匿名》吸引了广泛的关注,最终却被评论界骂得一塌糊涂,甚至有人刻薄地说:“现在唯一的问题,就是决定这部影片要在我看过的最差影片里排第几了。”也许,这一次鲍勃·迪伦真的没有把自己藏好。
虽然这是鲍勃·迪伦首次出演主角,虽然他是一位受人尊敬的民谣老将,但是他的出演却真地证明了这句话:隔行如隔山。鲍勃·迪伦在片中扮演的角色名叫“杰克命运”,他有着一张鲍勃·迪伦惯有的死鱼脸和一身牛仔行头以及辉煌的过去。有人说,这部影片更像是一部鲍勃·迪伦的传记片,不过老鲍勃却耍了一个失败的花招:他很想掩饰自己的真实身份,又生怕别人看不出来自己是谁,结果,前后矛盾的心理彻底葬送了这部影片。套用片中一场音乐会的主办者“甜心大叔”的话就是:“许多人都试过了很多遍,但是遗憾的是,他们都不喜欢你。”这是“杰克命运”在影片中的遭遇,同样也是发生在鲍勃·迪伦自己身上。
很少有人喜欢听说教,但是喜欢说教的人却不少。在影片《蒙面与匿名》里,每一个人物都是个不知不扣的哲学家。无论是暴徒、赞助者、记者、女朋友,还是革命家、电视制片人、独裁者、监狱看守,无一例外都有着圣人的学识和律师的口才,从他们嘴里传出来的,不是寓言警句,就是典故和俏皮话,每一句都充满了思想的光辉。熟悉鲍勃·迪伦曲风的人都知道,那些台词真是和他的歌曲如出一辙,连语调都是时而高吭时而低沉,围绕那些有关自由、爱、政治、时代、道德以及死亡的话题娓娓道来。
关于导演
剧本是鲍勃·迪伦和导演拉里·查尔斯共同的杰作,或者干脆说,这是鲍勃·迪伦自己的想法,拉里·查尔斯只是个有些导演权利的玩偶。
影片发生在美国的“某个不知名的地方”,而且年代也相当隐讳。在那里,电台用西班牙语和英语播放节目,当地正在如火如荼地进行着一场血腥的革命。曾经的摇滚明星“杰克命运”就恰好在这个时候从监狱里被放出来,以前的老朋友、音乐会策划人“甜心大叔”找到他,盛情邀请他加入一场慈善演出。随后的故事一直在追寻“杰克命运”入狱的原因,同时还有形形色色的角色出场,电视制作人、记者、歌迷,所有人的故事都一锅粥地搅和在一起。
纵观整部影片,身份对于老鲍勃而言只是一个骗局。“你可以叫我泰瑞,也可以叫我蒂米或者是波比,总之都无所谓”,重要的是,“杰克命运”始终在闪躲着耍些花招,迷惑他的听众。《蒙面与匿名》,光是这个名字就足以让观众领略到鲍勃·迪伦自己是多么喜爱他在剧中捉摸不透的身份,但是这些把戏很容易被拆穿,他那独一无二的声音和曲风还是让他暴露了身份。很多人都不明白,他为什么要拍这样一部剧情片而不是纪录片,如果是后者,他完全可以更投入也更自我,而且完全不会受人囹圄。难道他这样做只是为了创造一个让人捉摸不透的历史背景,才能逃避任何受牵制的机会?
幕后
鲍勃·迪伦当然知道自己在歌迷心中的名望早已根深蒂固,因此他毫不忌讳人们的负面评论。其实,这并不是他首次出演电影,只不过以前只是扮演一些零星角色。早在上个世纪60年代,鲍勃·迪伦就曾偶尔在一些电影中露面,但都没有太大影响力,人们更关注的是他的音乐。但是鲍勃·迪伦不服老,他亲自操刀撰写剧本,并招募来专业摄影队伍和大牌明星。终于在今年把影片《蒙面与匿名》拿到了圣丹斯电影节。然而事与愿违,在这个以追求独立精神为原则的电影节上,没有人买这个老歌手的帐。
“每一个历史时期都或多或少地有它的悲剧性”,《纽约时报》的这个评价已经很给鲍勃·迪伦留情面了。事实上,扑朔迷离的情节线索和隐晦的笑话实在让观众乐不起来。在影片最后,“杰克命运”饱经沧桑的脸上写上了某种满足,他说:“有时,仅仅了解事情的本身意义还不够,我们还必须知道那些没有意义的事。”弦外之音就是,你大不要管影片再说些什么,因为知道了也没有用;你只要知道,这是一部鲍勃·迪伦自说自话的影片就行了,尽管这些话对你来说意义不大。
《帝国反击战》的特效 (1980) [电影] 豆瓣 IMDb TMDB
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
导演:
Robert Guenette
演员:
马克·哈米尔
/
鲍勃·安德森
…
其它标题:
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
/
Die Spezialeffekte aus Das Imperium schlägt zurück
…
由马克·哈米尔主持,这部揭示性的纪录片提供了幕后花絮,展示了惊人的特效是如何将乔治·卢卡斯对《星球大战》和《帝国反击战》的愿景变为现实的!
O Pioneers! (1992) [电影] 豆瓣
导演:
Glenn Jordan
演员:
Jessica Lange
/
David Strathairn
…
Academy Award�-winning actress Jessica Lange heads an extraordinary cast in this breathtaking adaptation of Willa Cather's epic saga of settlers carving a home and their dreams from the wilderness. Alexandra Bergson is a young woman when she inherits the family farm and struggles to establish a home and future on the prairie. Because of her responsibilities, she must give up her chance for love, though she never forgets the young man who won her affection. When he returns after 15 years, their love is rekindled, along with a long-buried dream in Alexandra's heart. Hallmark Hall of Fame presents this timeless masterpiece of life and love, tragedy and triumph.
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (好莱坞记者特写 第一季) (2015) [剧集] 豆瓣
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter Season 1 所属 电视剧集: Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
演员:
Lacey Rose
/
Stephen Galloway
…
'The Hollywood Reporter', in partnership with Sundance TV, holds round-table discussions with Oscar and Emmy nominees.
甜蜜梦幻 (1985) [电影] 豆瓣 IMDb
Sweet Dreams
其它标题:
Sweet Dreams
/
甜梦
…
故事发生在1956年的美国,工人查理(艾德·哈里斯 Ed Harris 饰)爱上了歌女帕奇(杰西卡·兰格 Jessica Lange 饰),可是此时的帕奇已经嫁为人妻,她拒绝了查理的追求。不久,帕奇的婚姻陷入了困境,和丈夫格兰德(James Staley 饰)离婚后,帕奇顺理成章地和查理在一起了。
1958年,查理应召入伍,身怀六甲的帕奇决定放弃事业,追随丈夫的脚步。然而,一下子失去了生活的重心,帕奇陷入了抑郁之中,她和查理之间的关系也降到了冰点。之后,孩子降生,帕奇重新回到了歌坛,并且大获成功。可是,和事业上的顺风顺水不同,帕奇和查理之间的爱情却再也不能回到从前,越来越自卑的查理甚至动手打了帕奇。
1958年,查理应召入伍,身怀六甲的帕奇决定放弃事业,追随丈夫的脚步。然而,一下子失去了生活的重心,帕奇陷入了抑郁之中,她和查理之间的关系也降到了冰点。之后,孩子降生,帕奇重新回到了歌坛,并且大获成功。可是,和事业上的顺风顺水不同,帕奇和查理之间的爱情却再也不能回到从前,越来越自卑的查理甚至动手打了帕奇。
禁止尖叫 (1998) [电影] 豆瓣
Hush
其它标题:
Hush
/
迷离布局
海伦(格温妮丝·帕特洛 Gwyneth Paltrow 饰)终于如愿以偿嫁给了深爱杰克森(乔纳森·斯卡奇 Johnathon Schaech 饰),并且怀上了两人爱情的结晶。婚后没多久,海伦便跟随着杰克森回到了他的老家,在那里等待着他们的,是杰克森的母亲海伦的婆婆玛莎(杰西卡·兰格 Jessica Lange 饰)。
玛莎温文尔雅气度高华,海伦自信能够和她建立友好的关系,然而,随着时间的推移,海伦渐渐发现,玛莎对于杰克森似乎有着一种超越了常态的占有欲。玛莎对海伦的敌意和排斥从日常生活的每个角落散发出来,让海伦感到很不自在,更早的是,这位身世神秘的婆婆,似乎想要将海伦和她的孩子从杰克森的世界中彻底除掉。
玛莎温文尔雅气度高华,海伦自信能够和她建立友好的关系,然而,随着时间的推移,海伦渐渐发现,玛莎对于杰克森似乎有着一种超越了常态的占有欲。玛莎对海伦的敌意和排斥从日常生活的每个角落散发出来,让海伦感到很不自在,更早的是,这位身世神秘的婆婆,似乎想要将海伦和她的孩子从杰克森的世界中彻底除掉。
第64届黄金时段艾美奖颁奖典礼 (2012) [电影] 豆瓣
The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards怀念费雯·丽:永远的斯佳丽 (1990) [电影] 豆瓣
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett & Beyond
导演:
Gene Feldman
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Suzette Winter
演员:
Elizabeth Ashley
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Claire Bloom
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Vivien Leigh: Scarlett & Beyond
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Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
She created one of the most indelible images ever brought to the big screen as the wily Southern survivor Scarlett O'Hara. Vivien Leigh's rise to fame and subsequent faltered steps are detailed in Hollywood Remembers: Vivien Leigh -- Scarlett and Beyond. Leigh began her career with the role that earned her an Academy award. Competing with such names as Bette Davis and Tallulah Bankhead, the British starlet rose quickly through the ranks to become a much-respected actress. She married fellow legend Laurence Oliver in a partnership that lasted 20 years. Throughout her career, Leigh assumed role after role that garnered her much praise. She became Anna Karenina in 1948 and Blanche Dubois from A Streetcar Named Desire three years later. Despite her successes, Leigh battled tuberculosis and mental illness constantly. She suffered miscarriages and underwent electric shock therapy. In the end, the viewer is left with an impression of talent and distinction contained in one of the most luminous careers of all time.
宿敌:贝蒂和琼 (2017) [剧集] IMDb 维基数据 TMDB
FEUD
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FEUD
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宿敵
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贝蒂戴维斯(苏珊·萨兰登 Susan Sarandon 饰)和琼克劳馥(杰西卡·兰格 Jessica Lange 饰)都是曾以她们耀耀生辉的星光照亮过影史的女演员们,两人事业和感情上的冲突造成了她们彼此之间深深的矛盾,这段复杂纠葛的恩怨情仇在好莱坞早就不是什么秘密了。 然而好莱坞是健忘的,随着年岁的增长,琼发现自己在不知不觉中已经成为了过气演员,不甘心就此销声匿迹的她决定放手一搏。琼选定了一本名为《宝贝简到底怎么了》的惊悚小说,热情邀请导演罗伯特(阿尔弗雷德·莫里纳Alfred Molina 饰)执导,之后又亲自拜访贝蒂,此时的贝蒂事业亦是百般不顺,面对琼抛来的橄榄枝动了心。就这样,在机缘汇聚之下,贝蒂和琼这对冤家再度聚首,在戏里戏外均上演着一幕幕不见鲜血和硝烟的战争。
Long Day’s Journey Into Night (2025) [电影] 维基数据 IMDb TMDB
Long Day’s Journey Into Night
导演:
Jonathan Kent
演员:
Jessica Lange
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Ed Harris
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Long Day's Journey Into Night
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Long Day's Journey into Night
2025 film directed by Jonathan Kent
长夜迢迢路漫漫 2016 Roundabout Revival版 [演出] 豆瓣
所属 演出: 长夜迢迢路漫漫Long Day’s Journey into Night is one of the seminal plays of the twentieth century. This heart-breaking drama tells the story of a troubled family as they struggle with addiction and personal demons on one fateful day at the turn of the twentieth century.
欲望号街车 [演出] 豆瓣
A Streetcar Named Desire
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A Streetcar Named Desire
导演:
Herbert Machiz
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未知
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演员:
Rosemary Harris
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James Farentino
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Patricia Conolly
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Alec Baldwin
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Jessica Lange
Blanche DuBois is a fading, but still-attractive, Southern belle whose pretensions to virtue and culture only thinly mask alcoholism and delusions of grandeur. Her poise is an illusion she presents to shield others (but most of all, herself) from her reality, and an attempt to make herself still attractive to new male suitors. Blanche arrives at the apartment of her sister Stella Kowalski in the Faubourg Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans, on Elysian Fields Avenue; the local transportation that she takes to arrive there includes a streetcar route named "Desire." The steamy, urban ambiance is a shock to Blanche's nerves. Stella, who fears the reaction of her husband Stanley, welcomes Blanche with some trepidation. As Blanche explains that their ancestral Southern plantation, Belle Reve in Laurel, Mississippi, has been "lost" due to the "epic fornications" of their ancestors, her veneer of self-possession begins to slip drastically. Blanche tells Stella that her supervisor allowed her to take time off from her job as an English teacher because of her upset nerves, when in fact, she has been fired for having an affair with a 17-year-old student. This turns out not to be the only seduction in which she has engaged, and, along with other problems, has led her to escape Laurel. A brief marriage marred by the discovery that her husband, Allan Grey, was having a homosexual affair and his subsequent suicide has led Blanche to withdraw into a world in which fantasies and illusions blend seamlessly with reality.
In contrast to both the self-effacing and deferential Stella and the pretentious refinement of Blanche, Stella's husband, Stanley Kowalski, is a force of nature: primal, rough-hewn, brutish, and sensual. He dominates Stella in every way and is physically and emotionally abusive.[1] Stella tolerates his primal behavior as this is part of what attracted her in the first place; their love and relationship are heavily based on powerful—even animal-like—sexual chemistry, something that Blanche finds impossible to understand.
The arrival of Blanche upsets her sister and brother-in-law's system of mutual dependence. Stella's concern for her sister's well-being emboldens Blanche to hold court in the Kowalski apartment, infuriating Stanley and leading to conflict in his relationship with his wife. Blanche and Stanley are on a collision course, and Stanley's friend and Blanche's would-be suitor, Harold "Mitch" Mitchell,gets trampled in their path. Stanley discovers Blanche's past through a co-worker who travels to Laurel frequently, and he confronts her with the things that she has been trying to put behind her, partly out of concern that her character flaws may be damaging to the lives of those in her new home, just as they were in Laurel, and partly out of a distaste for her pretense in general. However, his attempts to "unmask" her are predictably cruel and violent. In their final confrontation, it is implied that Stanley rapes Blanche, resulting in her nervous breakdown. Stanley has her committed to a mental institution, and in the closing moments, Blanche utters her signature line to the kindly doctor who leads her away: "Whoever you are, I have always depended on the kindness of strangers."
The reference to the streetcar named Desire—providing the aura of New Orleans geography—is symbolic. Blanche not only has to travel on a streetcar route named "Desire" to reach Stella's home on "Elysian Fields" but her desire acts as an irrepressible force throughout the play—she can only hang on as her desires lead her.
The character of Blanche is thought to be based on Williams' sister Rose Williams who struggled with her mental health and became incapacitated after a lobotomy.
In contrast to both the self-effacing and deferential Stella and the pretentious refinement of Blanche, Stella's husband, Stanley Kowalski, is a force of nature: primal, rough-hewn, brutish, and sensual. He dominates Stella in every way and is physically and emotionally abusive.[1] Stella tolerates his primal behavior as this is part of what attracted her in the first place; their love and relationship are heavily based on powerful—even animal-like—sexual chemistry, something that Blanche finds impossible to understand.
The arrival of Blanche upsets her sister and brother-in-law's system of mutual dependence. Stella's concern for her sister's well-being emboldens Blanche to hold court in the Kowalski apartment, infuriating Stanley and leading to conflict in his relationship with his wife. Blanche and Stanley are on a collision course, and Stanley's friend and Blanche's would-be suitor, Harold "Mitch" Mitchell,gets trampled in their path. Stanley discovers Blanche's past through a co-worker who travels to Laurel frequently, and he confronts her with the things that she has been trying to put behind her, partly out of concern that her character flaws may be damaging to the lives of those in her new home, just as they were in Laurel, and partly out of a distaste for her pretense in general. However, his attempts to "unmask" her are predictably cruel and violent. In their final confrontation, it is implied that Stanley rapes Blanche, resulting in her nervous breakdown. Stanley has her committed to a mental institution, and in the closing moments, Blanche utters her signature line to the kindly doctor who leads her away: "Whoever you are, I have always depended on the kindness of strangers."
The reference to the streetcar named Desire—providing the aura of New Orleans geography—is symbolic. Blanche not only has to travel on a streetcar route named "Desire" to reach Stella's home on "Elysian Fields" but her desire acts as an irrepressible force throughout the play—she can only hang on as her desires lead her.
The character of Blanche is thought to be based on Williams' sister Rose Williams who struggled with her mental health and became incapacitated after a lobotomy.