Analysis of the first scene in A Streetcar Named Desire (film)

• Busy streets, run down, dingy, lots of fighting, industrial
• Blanche is very well dressed
• She seems out of place and lost
• She is very talkative and seems quite flustered and skittish
• Stella is very different to Blanche - different clothes, seems more stable, less talkative
• Unsure of Blanche's intentions
• Blanche is quite dramatic and emotional
• Stanley is very curious to find out about Blanche
• Blanche seems intimidated by Stanley and vice versa
• Blanche is already showing signs of lunacy
• Stanley is confident and flirtatious
• Stella doesn't ask as many questions and feeds Blanche's ego
• Chaotic, loud setting
• Apartment - run down, old, small, open plan
• Blanche - shy and defensive
• Stella is quieter than Blanche and she is nice and caring
• Stanley and Blanche are very similar