The sanest Blanche I've seen was Cate Blanchette. She was Stanley's equal from her first meeting with him, mixing active seduction in equal parts with her belittling of him. And the "rape" scene was ambiguous. It seemed likely that Blanche's claim to Stella that she had been raped was a tactical move, and that Stella's choosing to believe Stanley over her sister was a practical choice.
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