false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166494183m/12223.jpg 12223 2 Exhaustively researched and almost flirtatiously opinionated, When Blanche Met Brando is everything a fan needs to know about the ground-breaking New York and London stage productions ofStreetcar as well as the classic Marlon Brando/Vivien Leigh film. The Elia Kazan movie launched Brandos career and defined Leighs. Sam Staggs interviews with all the living cast members of each production make this book satisfying as both a pop culture read and as a deeper piece of thinking about a well-known story. Readers will be delighted with the juicy behind-the-scenes stories about cast, director, and playwright and will also renew their curiosity about the connection between the role of Blanche and Leighs insatiable sexual appetite and her later descent into breakdown. A Streetcar Named Desire is one of the most haunting and most-studied modern plays. Staggs new book will fascinate fans and enrich newcomers understanding of its importance in American theater and movie history. 14544 2005 When Blanche Met Brando: The Scandalous Story of "A Streetcar Named Desire" total:29|5:6|4:7|3:10|2:4|1:2| 29 98 47 5 3 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 09 03:57:02 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 19 19:23:25 -0700 2008 A Streetcar Named Desire The writing of it is interesting, so is the initial casting and the goal behind Elia Kazan's ground breaking direction that brought method acting into the mainstream of Am...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 17 09:46:38 -0800 2008 Tue May 12 13:24:07 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Feb 19 20:54:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 20:57:01 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Wed Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 02:46:23 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 01:46:15 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Sep 13 07:33:44 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 13 07:34:10 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Nov 17 12:09:37 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 12:09:37 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Nov 05 08:01:01 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 08:01:01 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Sep 26 07:28:08 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 07:28:08 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Sep 05 22:06:20 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 22:06:20 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 24 17:53:49 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 17:53:49 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jun 22 12:42:37 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 12:46:52 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 12:42:37 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Jun 10 22:35:09 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 22:35:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jun 03 12:19:49 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 12:32:48 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon May 25 07:53:02 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 07:53:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun May 03 13:12:50 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 13:12:50 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Apr 24 21:55:16 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 21:55:16 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Mon Mar 30 11:42:56 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 11:42:56 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Mar 21 12:08:21 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 12:08:21 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Feb 19 09:48:20 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 09:48:59 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Dec 31 17:14:35 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 17:14:35 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=12223