Sunset Boulevard On The Gutter

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Sunset boulevard on the gutter.

Sunset boulevard opens with an image of its titular street name cheaply stenciled on the curb. Struggling screenwriter joe gillis william. When young screenwriter joe gillis. Wilder s corrosive view of hollywood immediately begins with its opening image of a street name sunset blvd stenciled in the gutter.

1950 movie clip still more. And yet as you rightly pointed out there s a more profound and poignant layer beneath the outwardly cynicism and fatalism. A l 4 start the picture with the actual street sign. It is also listed as sunset blvd on its library of congress registration.

Standard e intro c am dm g verse 1 c when i see you again after 2 years am hoping that one day you ll trust. While the renowned street is associated with the grandeur and luxury of hollywood we are introduced to it in the gutter surrounded by dead leaves and rotten debris in high contrast black and white photography. Based on billy wilder s academy award winning 1950 film of the same title the plot revolves around norma desmond a faded star of the silent screen era living in the past in her decaying mansion on the fabled los angeles street. Sunset boulevard written by billy wilder who also directed charles brackett and d m.

Starting as has been noted in the gutter the opening credits and the first part of william holden as joe gillis narrating his own homicide from billy wilder s sunset blvd 1950 play now sunset blvd. Each of these normal everyday situations is covered by sunset boulevard after all it s part of hollywood where dreams all get mushed up in the gutter and rot in the open air the graveyard of dreams. In addition to themes like the superficial celebrity image faded stardom and self delusion sunset boulevard ultimately centers on the poisonousness of the film industry and how it neglects and disastrously treats its participants. This image establishes the darkly ironic tone of sunset boulevard.

Marshman has a darker tone comedically and dramatically. In the gutter lie dead leaves scraps of paper burnt matches and cigarette butts. The title is shown in the opening shot as sunset blvd stenciled on the curb of the actual street in the gutter if you want to consider the symbolism.