Sunset Boulevard

brwnSTHLM

1mo ago

9.0

For me, one of the most astonishing things about this incredible film was the idea that Norma (50 year old Gloria Swanson) would not be attractive to Joe, (30 year old William Holden). She may be a bit kooky, but man, those eyes! Some people over the years declared themselves put off by her OTT mannerisms etc., but Norma Desmond is a star of the silent era with its need theatre-like expressive act...

Billy Wilder's _Sunset Boulevard_ is a masterpiece of black comedy and savage Hollywood critique, a film so dark and so funny that it becomes something singular. Everything about it is wonderful: the performances, the direction, the audacity of its premise, the cruelty of its vision. It's a film about delusion and exploitation, about an industry that devours its own, and it tells that story with a...

IMHO...This is a straight up Horror film. A demented, faded star of the Silent era takes in a down on his luck writer... and basically keeps him as a boy toy/hostage. She has a creepy attraction to the much younger man. Her house and butler are straight out of Hammer Film. That being said... I love this film. The casting is great. William Holden gives one of his best performances ever. Glori...