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Australian Arts

Phantom of her own career

8 June 2024

9:00 AM

8 June 2024

9:00 AM

Sunset Boulevard is one of the weirdest entertainment phenomena in the history of the world because it starts as a flawless cinematic masterpiece by the great Billy Wilder about Norma Desmond – former queen of the silent screen unforgettably played by Gloria Swanson – who becomes obsessed by William Holden’s character Joe Gillis, a young screenwriter.

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