![]() DeMille among others, helps imbue the film with a major sense of authenticity - including the fact that Paramount Pictures had such trust in Wilder that they allowed him feature the studio within the film.ĭriven by Gillis\' narration, the film is a slice of 1949\'s Los Angeles, with a slice of noir, further accentuated by Franz Waxman\'s Oscar-winning score. Cameos by some Hollywood legends, including Buster Keaton and Cecil B. It features excellent performances by Holden and Swanson, as well as Erich von Stroheim and Nancy Olson in supporting roles. A cynical look at the motion picture industry, Sunset Boulevard is filled with drama, black humor and some immensely quotable lines ("I am big - it\'s the pictures that got small!"). Billy Wilder\'s classic 1950 film is about struggling screenwriter Joe Gillis (William Holden) and his ultimately fatal experience with crazy faded silent movie diva Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) who has a dream of staging a comeback with her revival of Salome. ![]() ![]() ![]() One of the best films that Hollywood made about Hollywood is Sunset Boulevard. ![]()
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