ENCW 205: Art & Identity in New Orleans

The work itself being originally written for the stage, naturally, differences from the source to the screen are inevitable. Most notably, several settings within the play were able to be adapted further than what would’ve been possible in the Theatre. Similarly, a stark difference I noticed, going from reading to witnessing was language. In further […]

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In my opinion, one of the most noticeable differences between the play and the movie was the portrayal of each character. I did bring this point up in class but I failed to touch on the specifics of why this difference felt so major to me. While reading the play the development of the characters […]

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The play and its cinematic adaptation share the same narrative heart, yet they engage distinct artistic approaches that evoke varying emotions and experiences. General editing in the movie facilitates controlled pacing and emphasizes pivotal or dramatic moments, specifically moments in which Blanche reveals her true identity in a way. An example of the cinematography and its […]

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I’m sorry, but I really don’t have anything interesting to say about the difference between the play and the movie.  We talked about the biggest differences in class already.  Overall, the movie was very similar to a play which shocked me for a second because I’m used to page to screen adaptations being rather inaccurate, […]

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The difference that I noticed in the book versus the movie was the ambiguity of the clear rape in the book versus the movie. In the book we read that after Blanche threatens him with the bottle, he attacks her, and then carries her into the bedroom. In the movie we see that Blanche threatens him […]

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The 1951 film production of A Streetcar Named Desire shifted the focus of the story even further onto Blanche than the original play. Both versions portray Blanche as the protagonist, but the movie made her the star of the show right from the beginning by changing the first scene. In Tennessee Williams’ play, the first […]

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In any adaptation, there are obviously going to be differences from one form to the other. A Streetcar Named Desire is no different. There are many differences, both big and small, but the one that stood out to me was the change in Mitch’s attitude toward Blanche in the end. This could just be the adjustment of […]

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The differences between the play and film version of “A Streetcar Named Desire”, effect the way the reader interprets each. In the beginning of the book, Blanche arrives at her sister’s apartment where Stella and Stanley’s neighbor, Eunice, confirms she is in the right place. In the movie, a sailor directs Blanche to where she […]

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When watching the movie A Streetcar Named Desire, one must compare the differences between the movie and its original source material. There are only a few major differences between the two, but there are also smaller differences that are quite noticeable to those who read the play in depth. There are tiny differences all throughout […]

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The differences between the play and movie by the same name, “A Streetcar Named Desire”, provide drastic and deep differences in the interpretation of the story, particularly that of the ending. The play has the ending in which Stanley and Stella reconcile, leaving Stanley forgiven and unpunished in his crimes against Stella’s sister, Blanche. In […]

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In A Streetcar Named Desire we have the central conflict between Blanche and Stanley but to have them crossover we have to have a commonality between the two, which gives us Stella. Stella is Stanley’s wife and Blanche’s sister. When Blanche arrives in Stella’s New Orleans apartment off of The Streetcar Named Desire we see that Blanche […]

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