Review of Sunset Boulevard (1950) by Timothy Q — 15 Sep 2018
If you like dark noir comedy dramas than the zenith is 1950 released Sunset Boulevard starring William Holden and Gloria Swanson. Billy Wilder's Sunset Blvd. is one of the better-known films from the golden age of cinema and one can see why.
Featuring a fantastic screenplay, great pacing and some great performances this film is rightly considered a classic of film noir. William Holden plays an unsuccessful screenwriter who chances upon a mansion owned by silent screen siren Norma Desmond.
She persuades him to stay and write a screenplay a comeback screenplay for her which he agrees to, lured first by the money and then just the bizzarity of the situation. However, he soon realizes that it was a wrong decision, but he is stuck.
This is a witty dark comedy(literally) featuring some evocative scenes courtesy the cinematography.
This review of Sunset Boulevard (1950) was written by Timothy Q on 15 September 2018.
Sunset Boulevard has generally received very positive reviews.
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