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The film stars William Holden as Joe Gillis, a struggling screenwriter, and Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond, a former silent-film star who draws him into her deranged fantasy world, where she dreams of making a triumphant return to the screen.
Sunset Boulevard: Directed by Billy Wilder. With William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson. A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.
Jun 27, 1999 · Billy Wilder's "Sunset Boulevard” is the portrait of a forgotten silent star, living in exile in her grotesque mansion, screening her old films, dreaming of a comeback. But it's also a love story, and the love keeps it from becoming simply a waxworks or a freak show.
Norma Desmond lives in her crumbling Sunset Boulevard mansion with only her butler to keep her company. She has become a sad demented recluse convinced that the outside world is clamoring for her dramatic return.
Arguably the greatest movie about Hollywood, Billy Wilder's masterpiece Sunset Boulevard is a tremendously entertaining combination of noir, black comedy, and character study. Read Critics...
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Director Paul Morrissey modeled one of his best film's for Andy Warhol, Heat (1972), on Sunset Boulevard. Sylvia Miles stars as the faded film star living in a decaying mansion, with Joe Dallesandro as the young hustler taking advantage of her.
Aug 14, 2024 · Sunset Boulevard, American film noir, released in 1950, that is often cited as one of Hollywood’s greatest films, especially noted for Gloria Swanson’s portrayal of a fading silent-film star. The movie is named after the iconic street that runs through Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, Calif. Deemed.
Sunset Boulevard is unmistakably a noir movie, characterized by a dark storyline and archetypical characters of the antihero (Joe) and the dark lady (Norma), with the latter representing the femme fatale who seduces and manipulates the main character.
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity. Billy Wilder. Director, Screenplay.
Sunset Boulevard, directed by Billy Wilder, follows the story of a struggling screenwriter who becomes entangled with a faded silent film star yearning for a comeback. Starring William Holden and Gloria Swanson, the film explores themes of fame and delusion within Hollywood's golden age. Released in 1950, the movie is notable for its critical examination of the film industry and its dark ...