What does sunset boulevard say?

Sunset Boulevard is a film noir and drama film, directed by billy wilder and performed by Gloria swanson and william holden. 1950 was released in America.

Sunset Boulevard tells the story that a body was found in the swimming pool of an abandoned mansion on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. A washed-up Hollywood star dreams of saving her former glory. She forcibly hired a young and down-and-out screenwriter and tried to control his life. When the screenwriter fell in love with another girl and the illusion of returning to the screen was shattered, she finally took the road of no return and shot the screenwriter.

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Norma Desmond, the protagonist of the story, used to be a female star who was a hit in the silent film period, but since the popularity of audio films, she has disappeared from the screen, and she vowed to make herself famous again in the film industry.

By chance, she met and fell in love with the young screenwriter Joe. Although the opening of the play shows Joe's body floating in the swimming pool, Joe is the narrator of the whole play. Patti LuPone played Norma Desmond at the London premiere of Sunset Boulevard. The contract she signed required her to play the leading role when the play moved to Broadway.

However, after arriving in the United States, Sunset Boulevard was first staged in Los Angeles, where the story took place. In Los Angeles, Norma Desmond was played by glenn close, a very popular film actress. Many people think that Close's voice is not the best, but her acting and feeling are just right. So when Sunset Boulevard moved to Broadway, the producer decided to put Close in the leading role. Therefore, Patti LuPone sued the producer and demanded compensation of1000000 USD.

At the same time, because Close went to new york, the producer signed faye dunaway to replace Close's role in LA. However, when Dunaway came on stage to sing, they found that her voice was not good at all and decided to cancel the contract, so Dunaway sued the producer again. (These two cases were finally settled out of court. ) And Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, because it couldn't find the heroine, stopped playing soon.

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