Sunset Blvd. (1950)Directed by Billy Wilder, not rated, 110 minutes
Sunset Blvd. is a timelessly brilliant and gloomy film noir about a hack screenwriter who becomes dependent on an aging silent film star who now lives in her own fantasy world, and writes a script for her comeback. The acting is flawless, William Holden and Gloria Swanson both deliver, and the beautiful black and white cinematography is perfect. The bleak story is unbelievably well written
with its quick dialogue and wretched characters: an honest look at Hollywood. Sunset Blvd. is really what film noir is all about with fantastic visuals, an unsettling story and incredible characters. You'll like it if: You like movies about Hollywood,
film noir, dark comedies, Double Indemnity or What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
with its quick dialogue and wretched characters: an honest look at Hollywood. Sunset Blvd. is really what film noir is all about with fantastic visuals, an unsettling story and incredible characters. You'll like it if: You like movies about Hollywood,
film noir, dark comedies, Double Indemnity or What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
.........Below Average
So many actors didn't make the cut to talkies. That must have been very sad.
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