Sunset Boulevard
A screenwriter is hired to rework a faded silent film star's script, only to find himself developing a dangerous relationship. A monumental masterpiece, by far the sharpest portrait ever made in the film industry.
Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond, an aging silent film queen, and William Holden as the struggling writer who is held in thrall by her madness, created two of the screen's most memorable characters in Sunset Blvd. Winner of three Academy Awards, director Billy Wilder’s orchestration of the bizarre tale is a true cinematic classic. From the unforgettable opening sequence through the inevitable unfolding of tragic destiny, the film is the definitive statement on the dark and desperate side of Hollywood.
Billy Wilder, USA, 2018, 110 min. English spoken, Dutch subtitles.
With William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Fred Clark.