Sunset Boulevard (1950)

from Sibling Cinema · host Bonnie and Dennis

This week, we discuss Billy Wilder's other definitive LA-based film noir, the gothic movie-about-movies classic, Sunset Boulevard, famous for its daring narrative and one of the most iconic "mad scenes" in cinema history. SPOILER ALERT We will be talking about this movie in its entirety, including the famous opening image of the floating narrator and the tragic, delusional finale. If you haven't seen this classic, we strongly suggest you watch it before listening to our takes. A Paramount Pictures production. Released on August 10, 1950. Directed by Billy Wilder. Screenplay by Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, and D.M. Marshman Jr. Starring Gloria Swanson, William Holden, Erich von Stroheim, and Nancy Olson. Cinematography by John F. Seitz. Edited by Arthur P. Schmidt and Doane Harrison. Score by Franz Waxman.

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