1950 · 110 min · NR
Sunset Boulevard
Directed by Billy Wilder · Drama
Sunset Boulevard (1950) is a Drama film, directed by Billy Wilder set in Los Angeles during the 1940s. It runs 110 minutes and is rated NR.
A neo noir, with a bleak and melancholic tone. Themes of madness / loss of sanity, obsession, and greed & ambition play out through frame narrative and unreliable narrator.
Composer
Franz Waxman
Cinematography
John F. Seitz
Cast
William HoldenGloria SwansonErich von StroheimNancy OlsonFred ClarkLloyd GoughJack WebbFranklyn Farnum
The world of this film
Premise & themes
Premise
Themes
Madness / Loss Of SanityObsessionGreed & Ambition
Structure
Frame NarrativeUnreliable Narrator
Tone
BleakMelancholic
Shape
Protagonist
Solo LeadAntihero
Pacing
Measured
Dialogue
Talky Dialogue Driven
Based on
Pure Fiction
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