IMDb plot summary: Valentine "Snakeskin" Xavier, a trouble-prone drifter trying to go straight, wanders into a small Mississippi town looking for a simple and honest life but finds himself embroiled with problem-filled women.
Directed by Sidney Lumet. Starring Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani, Joanne Woodward, and Maureen Stapleton.
Sidney Lumet is such a great fit for Williams' work. He makes melodrama believable without taking away how larger-than-life it is, but instead blends it all together almost seamlessly. Brando's steamy persona may work even better here than in his other Williams work I've seen, A Streetcar Named Desire, because here we sense that he IS a good person fighting old habits. Anna Magnani is also truly wonderful as Lady Torrance, garnering a tremendous amount of sympathy for the terrible position in which she finds herself. It's not the finest work of any of the talented people involved here, but it is solid and worth checking out, especially if you're a fan of Williams, Lumet, or Brando.
How it entered my Flickchart:
The Fugitive Kind > Dark and Stormy Night
The Fugitive Kind > Anna Karenina
The Fugitive Kind < The Great Muppet Caper
The Fugitive Kind > Super 8
The Fugitive Kind < Cloud Atlas
The Fugitive Kind > Cats and Dogs
The Fugitive Kind < Jojo Rabbit
The Fugitive Kind < The Player
The Fugitive Kind < See You Yesterday
The Fugitive Kind < Queen of Katwe
The Fugitive Kind > Loving Vincent
The Fugitive Kind < Eat Drink Man Woman
Final spot: #584 out of 3416, or 83%.
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