This is Billy Wilder’s sensitive and beautiful movie with a social message. It’s about a hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent-film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.This is such a great film on so many levels I can't really settle on where to begin.
It is so beautifully shot (in that stark black/white that only nitrate negative could achieve), has a witty, clever and extremely well-written script, features some of the best acting in film's history, acrobatically balances the main plot/subplots with expert precision, contains some of the best characters on celluloid, has many true-to-life parallels (Swanson's career/real life cameos/DeMille's involvement/etc) and is peppered with such great dialogue/narration that today's film writers should take note. If that weren't enough, there's even a cameo by silent film great Buster Keaton (among others). The screenplay is crafted artistically and it’s a real treat to watch how the same scenes come from different angles each time within new sequences.
The movie is an ensemble of veteran actors and William Holden & Gloria Swanson are just perfect in their roles. You love and sympathize with one and simply hate the other. To sum up, it is a must watch for all women, since it is about them and their own sufferings.
Directed By Billy Wilder
Starring : William Holden, Erich Von Stronhim, Gloria Swanson & More
Music By Franz Waxman
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