Sunset Boulevard
1950
Director: Billy Wilder
William Holden as Joe Gillis
Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond
Sunset Boulevard is the tragic story of a writer who feeling
down and out became a gigolo of the former film star Norma Desmond.
Norma Desmond first hires Joe as a script doctor. She wants
him to help her write a script. She dreams of working with her friend Cecil B
DeMille again. But Norma is increasingly needy. She depends upon Joe too much. She
convinces herself she’s in love. Then she convinces Joe by showering him with
gifts that he wants what she has to offer.
Ultimately, Joe comes to his senses and decides to leave
Norma. Norma suffers a break with reality, shoots Joe in the back and returns
to her dressing room to wait for her closing scene, ‘I’m ready for my close-up.’
More information:
William Holden http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Holden
Gloria Swanson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Swanson
5 comments:
I never knew the context to that line.
Interesting. I've heard of the movie and that famous line, but I didn't know what it was about.
This is a classic I've heard about so many times but have not seen the original.
Today I'm blogging about Sabrina, and the original 1954 film was directed by Billy Wilder. Hope you are enjoying the A to Z Challenge. Here's my post for today on Memorable Characters.
awesome movie. Also - Carol Burnett did a great skit takeoff on Sunset Blvd. Worth finding and laughing
Loved it (and Rebecca) Nice to meet and connect through atoz challenge. http://aimingforapublishingdeal.blogspot.co.uk/
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