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Actors: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Nancy Olson, Eric von Stroheim,
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Sunset Boulevard |
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Norma Desmond, a former silent movie star, befriends a young gentlemen. They become lovers. She wants terribly to get back into the movie biz but "she's all washed up". Also this longing to be in the movies has made her mentally ill. When her lover decides to leave her she shoots him, getting her the publicity she wants.
--Cal Tormey, Resident Scholar
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Joe Gillis (Holden) gets lost in the eerie, weird, dank world of former silent film star, Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson). She waits patiently; like a black widow ready for the kill, to discover..to be rediscovered.
(It's the last time he'll run rampant without having a destination!) Norma's world doesn't extend much past the front door lately and she's living in another world anyway.
Holden gets trapped into playing giggolo for this poor, pathetic, wrinkled wench who's catered to by Max, her ex-husband; butler/director combo.
What a strange movie...if you have nothing to do for a couple of hours...check it out...I'm amazed everytime. Great acting, cameo's with Jack Webb, Cecil B. DeMille.
"Alright Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up" a classic.
--Dorothy Renshaw, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Sunset Boulevard |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- actor
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
- Female
Profession/status:
- unemployed
- actor
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type
- (man) average
- (woman) skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (man) muscular
How much in movie?
- 20%
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- Female
Age:
- 40's-50's
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- servant
- actor
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
- 90%-100%
Hair color
- bald
Hair type
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type
- (man) fat
- (woman) skinny
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
- San Francisco
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
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