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Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Blvd. (Sunset Boulevard)

1950

Billy Wilder

William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson ...

8.5

47,782

Film noir. Drama A bankrupt screenwriter (William Holden) takes refuge in the mansion of a faded star (Gloria Swanson) of the silent era, in order to escape the debt-collectors who are chasing after him. What he begins to realize however, is that Norma's psyche is no less of a dangerous place. A brillant comment on the meaning of fame.

	Author	Review
United States	Andrew Sarris The New York Observer	"Still [September 2005] the best Hollywood movie ever made about Hollywood."	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"'Sunset Boulevard' remains the best drama ever made about the movies because it sees through the illusions (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Marc Lee Telegraph	"Perfect (...) a melancholy pleasure - but one you return to again and again (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	William Brogdon Variety	"An all-around filmmaking job that, disregarding the unpleasant subject matter, is a standout."	POS
United States	The New York Times	"A powerful story of the ambitions and frustrations that combine to make life in the cardboard city so fascinating to the outside world."	POS
United Kingdom	Colin Kennedy Empire	"Subtle, savage and insightful but with such a big heart it is as moving as it is informative about the value of making art that moves (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Adrian Hennigan BBC	"'Sunset Boulevard' is both a savage indictment of the star system (and the monsters it produces), and an all-too-knowing depiction of a writer's impotence in Hollywood (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Chris Cabin Slant	"Wilder adds tremendous personal depth to this tar-black comic conceit through his casting (…) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS

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