A Streetcar Named Desire 1951 In Mississippi, troubled by seducing a school-age boy, aged but attractive Blanche Dubois joins her pregnant sister, Stella, who lives in the French Quarter of New Orleans. His only desire is to start a new life for himself and leave everything behind. But Stella's tough-guy husband, Stanley Kowalski, dislikes Blanche's Southern kindness. Constantly being followed, Blanche's confrontation with Stanley will be violent.