Film · 1950 · Film noir
Sunset Boulevard
Directed by Billy Wilder
1950
★ 9.5 editorial score
Hollywood has never been crueler about itself: Louis B. Mayer told Wilder he had disgraced the industry, which is the highest praise the film could possibly have received.
“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. But it's also a love story, and the love keeps it from becoming simply a waxworks or a freak show. The movie cuts close to the bone, drawing so directly from life that many of the silent stars at the movie's premiere recognized personal details.”
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