Close-up on Sunset Boulevard: Billy Wilder, Norma Desmond, and the Dark Hollywood Dream
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Classic storytelling about one of Hollywood's darkest masterpieces, Close-up on Sunset Boulevardgoes behind the scenes to reveal everything about the making of this movie and the larger-than-life personalities of its creators and stars. Close-up on Sunset Boulevard features unforgettable anecdotes about every player: from silent queen Gloria Swanson in her poignant comeback to the cheerful ingenue Nancy Olson (who had never heard of the great and glamorous Gloria), from henpecked, handsome—and hungover—William Holden to the raucous writing team of Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett. Close-up on Sunset Boulevardis a fascinating, unputdownable movie history.
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