Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder
Stars: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim
Storyline
The story, set in '50s Hollywood, focuses on Norma Desmond, a
silent-screen goddess whose pathetic belief in her own indestructibility
has turned her into a demented recluse. The crumbling Sunset Boulevard
mansion where she lives with only her butler, Max who was once her
director and husband has become her self-contained world. Norma dreams
of a comeback to pictures and she begins a relationship with Joe Gillis,
a small-time writer who becomes her lover, that will soon end with
murder and total madness. Written by
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Movie Reviews
Better Late Than Never
Although this movie was
made 8 years before I was, I saw it for the first time yesterday and I
was blown away! I have spent my life missing what has just become one of
my favorite movies of all time.
The acting was superb, the storyline riveting and the characters were people you could care about. Max was my personal favorite. There was a quiet, tragic dignity to him. I expected something to be revealed about him but was not prepared for the truth.
I've always liked William Holden but my experience with Gloria Swanson was limited to her brief role in "Airport 75". I will now look for more movies by her. What an expressive face.
It was fun to try to recognize some of the old time actors that were portraying themselves.
An all around excellent movie. One I truly regret having waited this long to see. But it is definitely a case of better late than never.
The acting was superb, the storyline riveting and the characters were people you could care about. Max was my personal favorite. There was a quiet, tragic dignity to him. I expected something to be revealed about him but was not prepared for the truth.
I've always liked William Holden but my experience with Gloria Swanson was limited to her brief role in "Airport 75". I will now look for more movies by her. What an expressive face.
It was fun to try to recognize some of the old time actors that were portraying themselves.
An all around excellent movie. One I truly regret having waited this long to see. But it is definitely a case of better late than never.
