Sunset Boulevard (DVD)

When I bought Sunset Boulevard (or is it Sunset Blvd.? I still don't know) I didn't really know much about it, other than that it was a "classic" and that the average rating from the staff of IMDb is 9.5/10, and that's good in anyone's books. It tells the story of Joe Gillis (played by William Holden), a screenwriter who's a bit down on his luck. His latest film idea isn't too popular, and there are a couple of debt guys on his back, looking to ...
...an old, dilapidated mansion on Sunset Boulevard. Crumbling and decaying, it puts Joe in mind of Miss Havisham and her abode. He hides the car in the garage and goes to leave… However, the house is not empty. It is home to Nora Desmond (played by Gloria Swanson), a former silent movie queen, who these days isn't doing anything but sitting at home getting fan mail, and writing a script for her next movie, Salomé. She invites Joe inside, and on discovering ...

l-m-n-o-p 01.09.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Sunset Boulevard (DVD)

...into a secluded driveway on Sunset Blvd. A dilapidated house sits amidst an overgrown garden and while Joe harbours dreams of holing up for a few days they're all too quickly shattered when he finds out that the house is still inhabited. Home to silent star Norma Desmond, Joe thinks that he's landed on his feet when the faded star employs him to work on her opus of a script. But Norma goes further and soon considers Joe to be her live in boyfriend ...
...ever goes wrong, but when Sunset Blvd was made, such views were unheard of. So it's a stab at Hollywood then? Well yes and no. Amazingly Sunset Blvd is considered to be a black comedy and in part that's true as it does have a wicked streak running through it. It's more though as we get a glimpse of how fickle Hollywood is and the way in which it uses people. Nowadays that's common knowledge but for the industry to pop the bubble of perfection that ...

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...features include The making of Sunset Boulevard, Theatrical trailers, Audio commentary by the Author of Sunset Boulevard,Hollywood location map, original prologue scripts, photo galleries, the music of sunset boulevard and The Paramount Years of Edith Head. These are particularly interesting to those interested in the actual film making process. I found the making of and the original scripts fascinating! But you should buy this dvd for the film alone. ...

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