Post by ant-mac on Oct 29, 2018 17:12:01 GMT
SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950) 4/5.
An extremely famous and well-made American film about an unsuccessful screenwriter and a faded silent film star who draws him into her fantasy world where she dreams of making a triumphant return to the silver screen. It was written by DM Marshman Junior, Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder, produced by Charles Brackett and directed by Billy Wilder.
It stars William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Jack Webb, Fred Clark and Lloyd Gough and features a string of cameo appearances by famous Hollywood personalities as themselves, including Cecil B DeMille, Hedda Hopper, Buster Keaton, HB Warner and Anna Q Nilsson.
In 1989, SUNSET BOULEVARD was included in the first group of films selected for preservation in the National Film Registry, by the US Library of Congress. Some modern viewers may feel that it’s somewhat dated by today’s standards, but it’s still a highly pleasurable journey that’s worth taking. I’ve never seen anyone play someone who’s insane quite the same way as Gloria Swanson does. Truly memorable and just a little bit scary…
"All right, Mister DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up."
