Before anything else, we should first discuss the title of this movie, The Fugitive Kind. It's adapted from Tennessee William's play Orpheus Descending. Which is a more esoteric title but a superior one. Fugitive Kind is a bit more plain and perhaps easier to understand however it lacks the evocativeness of Williams' original one. This is pretty far from Williams best work however it's sort of an example of his drama in it's most typical form. Tormented character living desperate lives struggling against their fate. But most of them aren't especially interesting and it ranges between overly dramatic or not at all and rarely anything in between. Brando gives an arresting, lethargic performance however (if I'm to speculate) it's because that's what fits this character, not like most of his later ones that he just sleepwalked through. Joanne Woodward makes a splash and alters the whole nature of this film when she's on screen, too bad it's not very often. Instead we get Ann Magnani who brings as much life to role as one of the mannequins found in her character's shop.
Review of The Fugitive Kind
