One of the great film noir EVER on the passing of old Hollywood
Sunset Boulevard is one of THE all-time classic Hollywood films. It showed how dynamic film noir could be. Instead of being about crime or detectives as many noir focused upon director Billy Wilder chose to address the passing of the original Hollywood of the silent film, which is posed as a human tragedy.<br /><br />The start is iconic as it has a close up of “Sunset Blvd” on a sidewalk corner, then William Holden as Joe Gillis begins a voice over to explain the plot. It’s quickly revealed that he’s dead, floating in the swimming pool of a Hollywood mansion. This is one of the greatest and most original beginnings of any film.<br /><br />It turns out Joe was a struggling writer who couldn’t get any work. By complete chance he runs into Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) who was once one of the film industry’s top stars during the silent era who, like Joe, hasn’t gotten any work. She lives in a fantasy world where she believes her next big movie is just around the corner. Joe becomes her man, while also claiming to work on the script of a film idea she came up with. Even though Joe is a nobody and Norma is fading star they are in the exact same situation, Hollywood has used them and dumped them. Also of note is Erich von Stroheim as Max who is not only Norma’s butler, but her former husband and an ex-movie director.<br /><br />The film takes the classic doomed man trope of noir and twists it around to the passing of old Hollywood in general. That’s what makes this stand out from its contemporaries.<br /><br />Gloria Swanson was perfect casting as she was actually a former silent film star. Her relationship with Joe is both compelling and completely twisted.<br /><br />This version is also a special 2 disc release. The first disc is the movie and the second is full of extras about the movie, commentary on film noir, etc. If you’re into the noir genre these additions are great to watch.<br /><br />Really if you love classic Hollywood or film noir or both you HAVE to see Sunset Boulevard.<br />C
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : Gloria Swanson gives a career-defining performance as faded silent screen star Norma Desmond in director Billy Wilder's dark and masterful film classic, "Sunset Boulevard." William Holden is Joe Gillis, the young, down-on-his-luck screenwriter whom Norma drafts to help provide her with a workable script for her planned "return" to the modern-day screen. Erich von Stroheim is Max von Mayerling, Norma's devoted servant and chauffeur, who harbors a few personal revelations of his own. Hollywood has never taken a more ominous, compelling or electrifying look at Hollywood than in this brilliant, Oscar®-winning tour de force that still mesmerizes with it's witty, sardonic script, unforgettable cast, and provocative storyline. The exceptional cast also includes Nancy Olson, Fred Clark, Lloyd Gough, Jack Webb and - as themselves - Cecil B. DeMille, Hedda Hopper, Buster Keaton, Anna Q. Nilsson and H.B. Warner. (English), Gloria Swanson, as Norma Desmond, an aging silent-film queen, and William Holden, as the struggling young screenwriter who is held in thrall by her madness, created two of the screen's most memorable characters in "Sunset Boulevard." Winner of three Academy Awards®, director Billy Wilder's powerful orchestration of the bizarre tale is a true cinematic classic. From the unforgettable opening sequence - a body found floating in a decayed mansion's swimming pool - through the inevitable unfolding of tragic destiny, "Sunset Boulevard" is the definitive statement on the dark and desperate side of Hollywood. Erich von Stroheim as Desmond's discoverer, ex-husband and butler, and Nancy Olson as the bright spot amidst unrelenting ominousness, are equally celebrated for their masterful performances. (Spanish).