A Streetcar Named Desire: Production Elements (Editing)

A second production element that stood out to me in the film was the editing. It plays a major part in the film. From watching the clip it is seen that the very beginning of scene one was left out. We are introduced to Blanche first instead of the rest of the characters. The director of the film also included a few parts that were not mentioned in the play. For example, in the beginning of the film, Blanche is seen at the train station looking rather puzzled. A young sailor then tries to help her and shows her which streetcar to take. He also helps her with her bags. The streetcar named desire is then seen pulling in and the man helps her onto it. I believe the director began the play like this because he wanted to show the significance of Blanche’s arrival in New Orleans and the significance of the streetcar named desire to the film. Desire plays a major part in both the film and the play. The audience is given a bird’s eye perspective of Blanche walking down the streets of New Orleans looking for Elysian Fields. This allows the audience to see the setting of the rough and cosmopolitan city of New Orleans. It also allows the audience to see how out of place Blanche looks while she wonders the streets. She juxtaposes the setting.