Sunset Boulevard is a classic film noir from 1950, directed by Billy Wilder. The movie takes its name from the iconic street in Los Angeles. Let me give you a brief overview of the plot:
The film opens with a scene where a man has just been murdered and is floating in a swimming pool. The narrator explains that this man was a struggling screenwriter named Joe Gillis. The story then unfolds through flashbacks, leading up to this moment.
Joe Gillis, desperate for money to prevent his car from being repossessed, tries to pitch his self-written script titled Bases Loaded to Paramount Pictures. However, the studio loses interest when a young woman named Betty Schaefer from the Readers Department describes it as mediocre. Frustrated, Gillis seeks advice from his agent but receives little sympathy.
While evading the repo men, Gillis stumbles upon what he thinks is an abandoned mansion. Inside, he meets Norma Desmond, a former silent film actress who offers him a job reading her newly written screenplay. Norma dreams of making a comeback in Hollywood. As Gillis becomes financially dependent on her, he gets entangled in her world of faded glamour and delusion.
Sunset Boulevard received eleven Oscar nominations and won three. It’s now considered a cinematic classic and holds a place in IMDb’s top 250 best films of all time1. If you haven’t seen it yet, I highly recommend giving it a watch! 🎬🌆
For more details, you can check out the Wikipedia page.2
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