Sunset Boulevard

Movie • 1950

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Billy Wilder directed this timeless film-noir, which explores themes of obsession, fame, and the loss of innocence. It's a haunting portrayal of the Hollywood industry's dark underbelly and has become a classic in the genre.

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Dark Hollywood glamour and sharp storytelling. Wilder’s biting take on fame.

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Hollywood’s dark side made dramatic, unforgettable, glamorous.

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Captivating noir drama exploring the dark side of Hollywood.

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A haunting and unforgettable exploration of Hollywood's dark side.

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A haunting tale of faded glamour and obsession that dives deep into the dark side of Hollywood.

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A haunting portrayal of faded Hollywood glamour and the dark side of stardom, a classic from the film-noir genre.

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Gloria Swanson's character, Norma Desmond, is a symbol of glamour and faded beauty in this classic film-noir. The costumes in Sunset Boulevard reflect the elegance and fashion of the time.

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A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

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Roger Ebert

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.

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Rotten Tomatoes

Sunset Boulevard was once described by film critic Richard Corliss as 'the definitive Hollywood horror movie', and it isn't hard to see why.

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The Hollywood Reporter

A review invariable fails the measure of a great motion picture, and in the instance of Sunset Boulevard this is particularly true.

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Variety

"Producer Charles Brackett and director Billy Wilder...have used an iconoclastic approach that will help shatter the public’s illusions and which does much to perpetuate filmland myths and idiosyncrasies."

variety.com/1950/film/reviews/sunset-boulevard-2-1200416751/

Reelviews

Sunset Blvd. is not an attack on Hollywood, but neither is it a love letter. It shows the movie business for what it is – an industry in which people are disposable commodities.

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AllMovie

Billy Wilder made one of the greatest films about Hollywood... turning Hollywood history back on itself.

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The Film Magazine

Sunset Boulevard starts in a mansion on the titular Sunset Boulevard, the street that is by far most associated with Hollywood film production.

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IMDb

Sunset Blvd. (1950) is a masterpiece from the master called Billy Wilder.

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