Desmond was shot, and his murder still does not solved. It is necessary to admit that the name of the major character, Norma Desmond, is a combination of early known Hollywood figures’ names: William Desmond, a silent-movie director, and his lover, a comedy actress, Mabel Normand.
Her desire not to be forgotten by the society she lives in, her passion to fame, and, at the same time, her madness – all this makes her really interesting and unforgettable to lots of viewers. Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond is really perfect and one of the most memorable characters, which have ever appeared on a big screen. Sunset Blvd remains one of the most captivating and intriguing movies in the history of Hollywood cinema because of several reasons: (1) it is based on real facts from actress’s life, (2) people get a chance to analyze how own dreams and desires can transform the life into a terrible nightmare, and (3) this movie perfectly describes how Hollywood can use people and then, forget them with time, when these people get old and useless.īilly Wilder makes a wonderful attempt to expose the raising of a new corruptive Hollywood and the decline of an old Hollywood and tries to unite facts, reality, fiction, and dreams in order to underline the bitter truth of cinema during the postwar period. By means of movies, directors have a wonderful chance to use all their imagination and present their stories from their own perspectives, and viewers have a great opportunity to enjoy these stories, beautiful actors, various plots, and ideas, and even learn a bit in order to improve their own lives and their future. Hollywood cinema is considered to be one of the most exquisite forms of art in the world. Sunset Blvd is based on real facts from the life of Norma Desmond, a silent movie actress this work, as any film noir, concentrates on sexual motivation and moral ambiguity it underlines the hard reality that was so inherent to the cinema of the postwar period and the role of women in the society, their social status, and sexuality that allowed to be superior over men and even control them, their lives, and careers. “Sunset Boulevard was all about has-beens. There are lots of splendid masterpieces created in the style of film noir, and one of the most interesting ones is the work by Billy Wilder, Sunset Blvd, presented in 1950.
With the help of films noir, directors tried to find the connection between the problems of society and film making during the postwar period and emphasize the dark side of the reality in the whole world and cinema.
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