Directed by Billy Wilder.
Director Billy Wilder’s timeless classic frames at its center a woman lost between historical epochs. Star Gloria Swanson, a lifelong clotheshorse, brought tremendous gusto to the self-referential role of Norma Desmond, a half-forgotten silent film star enlisting a small-time screenwriter to craft her comeback film. Decked out in chic, modern dresses, which costume designer Edith Head trimmed with dated accessories, Swanson is a portrait in hopeless self-delusion.
Paramount Pictures Corp. Producer: Charles Brackett. Screenwriter: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, D.M. Marshman Jr. Cinematographer: John F. Seitz. Editor: Arthur Schmidt. Costume Designer: Edith Head. Cast: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Fred Clark.
35mm, b/w, 115 min.
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