Sunset Blvd.

Sunset Blvd.

  • Director: Billy Wilder
  • Writer: Charles Brackett,Billy Wilder,D.M. Marshman Jr.
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: August 4, 1950
  • Also known as: A Can of Beans
  • "Sunset Blvd." is a feature film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Gloria Swanson and William Holden . The film was released in the United States on August 10, 1950.
    The film is based on Hollywood’s transition from the silent film era to the sound film era. It tells the story of a narcissistic female star who could not accept her lover's betrayal, so she killed her lover   . In 1951, the film won the 23rd Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay and the 8th American Golden Globe Awards for Best Picture in Drama   .

    Details

    • Release date August 4, 1950
    • Filming locations 10060 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies Paramount Pictures

    Box office

    Budget

    $1,752,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $299,645

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $169,067

    Gross worldwide

    $300,073

    Movie reviews

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    • By Adam 2022-07-18 12:43:14

      Sunset Blvd.--Analysis Of The Narrative Technique

      Looking from the bottom of the sparkling swimming pool, I saw a dead body floating face down with all four limbs outstretched in the water. Under the combined effect of sunlight and water, the man's body and face were in a twisted shaking. But then Joe's voice came:

      "It's about five o'clock in the morning. There's a murder in a big house on Sunset...

    • By Dasia 2022-04-24 07:01:03

      A Little Bit of a Short Review of "Sunset Boulevard"

      The film begins with a narrative opening that tells the fate of the characters' own death (similar to the reverse sequence of the opening of "American Beauty"), and Sunset Boulevard itself is synonymous with the star system of Hollywood in the 1920s and 1930s. Norma is someone who cannot wake up from the dream created by the halo of the old system. Billy Wilder is good at using various real details and props to deduce the extreme characters of the characters: 1. Self-portraits...

    • By Gertrude 2022-04-24 07:01:03

      multidimensional sunset boulevard

      A good film not only has depth, but also has the breadth of multi-dimensional interpretation.

      A "love"

      Male protagonist to female protagonist: There is no love, and it is in a state of incomplete anxiety based on material that is constantly being cut and chaotic. The male protagonist's material help to the female protagonist was initially based on anger based on dignity, and then showed a state of unconscious acceptance. Furthermore, when the female protagonist expressed his...

    • By Neoma 2022-04-24 07:01:03

      The movie is just like the title "Sunset Boulevard"

      The movie is just like the title "Sunset Boulevard"

      It's the golden age of the sunset and never to return, but Norma, who doesn't want to face reality and indulges herself, is sad and finally walks down the stairs of the palace under the camera is a rare mercy given by people

      At the same time, the experience of the male protagonist is also filled with a sense of powerlessness in life. His downfall as a screenwriter made him unexpectedly come to Sunset Boulevard. There is an...

    • By Andre 2022-04-24 07:01:03

      The connection between "Sunset Boulevard" and other works of film literature

      It is finally a movie that has captured the hearts of people from the very beginning.

      At the beginning of the film, the audience is not led by the camera to a strange and distant world that they have not stepped into, but is led by Joe, a calm and carnival who belongs to the modern world, into a closed old castle. Knowing that all the strangeness, explosion, sweetness, intoxication, and silence will happen in this small, dark place, there is a strange sense of security in my...

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    • By Rylan 2023-09-29 22:07:09

      Heroes come to an end, beauty is twilight, infinitely desolate. Silent movies have long since disappeared, and the changes of the times are merciless, like waves, one wave after another. When watching this film, I couldn't help but compare it with "Birdman", Billy Wilder's works are obviously restrained a lot, and it really is the style of the master. #Off-topic#...I cried when I saw the ending...

    • By Opal 2023-09-26 19:03:31

      I don't like a lot of monologues `` It's too emotional to obliterate the guidance of the camera `` but I love the ending `` I also like the ending of `` Norma is the play The protagonist of "Marx is also a classic...

    • By Russell 2023-09-22 06:27:40

      Isn't Liu Xiaoqing a realistic portrayal of the heroine! !...

    • By Samson 2023-09-15 13:58:12

      In the past, the English level was too poor, and I did not find that the Chinese subtitles were so shriveled, which were basically every word. After so many years, I only remember 10086, and I didn't know Buster Keaton back...

    • By Kiana 2023-09-02 02:34:15

      Although the performance is a bit like that era, and the soundtrack is more old-fashioned, and it's not as special as I thought at first, or something, but it's not difficult to watch at all, and it can make people watch it quite...

    Movie plot

    The overwhelming actor Norma (Gloria Swanson) is nearly 50 years old, and her former grace is slowly withering in the deserted mansion where she lives. Only her friend Marx (Eric von Strauhen) served by her, but she did not give up her dream of rekindling her glory. The script for "Salome" is being written, and Joe Gillis (William Holden) , the fallen screenwriter who escaped debt and fled here, is the best candidate for this business....
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    Evaluation action

    "Sunset Boulevard" is one of the most outstanding noir films, and it reflects with a cold eye the guilt that Hollywood has grown after experiencing prosperity. Whether it is the creativeness of the form given to the film by the producer, or the depth reflected by the theme of aging and success, "Sunset Boulevard" has unearthed the most essential characteristics of the black film in these two aspects. First of all, the film adopts a...
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    Movie quotes

    • Artie Green: Hey Joe, I said you could have my couch. I didn't say you could have my girl.

    • Betty Schaefer: Are you hungry?

      Joe Gillis: Hungry? After 12 years in a Burmese jungle, I'm starving, Lady Agatha, starving for a white shoulder.

      Betty Schaefer: Philip you're mad.

      Joe Gillis: Thirsting for the coolness of your lips.

    • Betty Schaefer: I'll get us a refill of this horrible liquid.

      Joe Gillis: You'll be waiting for me?

      Betty Schaefer: With a wildly beating heart!

      Joe Gillis: Life can be beautiful.