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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 1950s, in winter. It runs 110 minutes and is rated NR.

A film noir, with a bleak and melancholic tone. Themes of madness / loss of sanity, obsession, and memory & nostalgia play out through frame narrative and non linear / fractured timeline.

Composer
Franz Waxman
Cinematography
John F. Seitz
Cast
William HoldenGloria SwansonErich von StroheimNancy OlsonFred ClarkLloyd GoughJack WebbFranklyn Farnum

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Los Angeles
Setting
Urban
When
1950s
Season
Winter

Premise & themes

Premise
Film Noir
Themes
Madness / Loss Of SanityObsessionMemory & Nostalgia
Structure
Frame NarrativeNon Linear / Fractured TimelineUnreliable Narrator
Tone
BleakMelancholicTense

Shape

Protagonist
Solo LeadFemale Led
Pacing
Measured
Dialogue
Talky Dialogue Driven
Based on
Pure Fiction

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