Sunset Boulevard

[Machine Translation] [Paramount Cinema Collection] Master filmmaker Billy Wilder's masterpiece is now available at a great price! Gloria Swanson played Norma Desmond, the great star of the silent film era, and William Holden played the screenwriter who was held captive while trying to escape her madness. Together they played two of the most unforgettable characters to ever appear on the screen. Directed by Billy Wilder, Sunset Boulevard became a classic in the truest sense of the word, winning three Academy Awards (R). From the gripping opening scene to the inevitable tragedy of the final scene, the film depicts Hollywood's shadow and despair in all its nakedness. --A legendary actress from the silent film era who lives a reclusive life in a mansion, and an unsuccessful screenwriter who is tasked with revising a scenario she has written for herself. The scriptwriter, who spends his days at the mansion pretending to be a gigolo, begins to feel anger at the restraints placed not only on his work but also on his personal life, and tragedy strikes...

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[パラマウント・シネマ・コレクション] 巨匠ビリー・ワイルダー監督の傑作がお得な価格で登場! サイレント映画時代の大スター、ノーマ・デズモンドを演じたグロリア・スワンソンと、彼女の狂気から逃れようとしながらも囚われの身となった脚本家を演じたウィリアム・ホールデン。この2人が演じたのは、スクリーンに登場したキャラクターの中でも最も忘れ得ぬ人物となった。ビリー・ワイルダー監督の手腕により、奇怪な物語が真の意味で古典となった「サンセット大通り」は、アカデミー賞(R)で3部門を受賞。度肝を抜くオープニング・シーンから必然の悲劇ともいえるラスト・シーンまで、そこにはハリウッドの影と絶望が赤裸々に描かれている。――豪邸で隠居生活を送るサイレント映画時代の伝説的女優と、彼女が自身の為に書いたシナリオの修正を任された売れない脚本家。ジゴロ気取りで邸宅での日々を過ごしていた脚本家が、仕事だけではなく私生活すら束縛されることに怒りを感じはじめた時、悲劇を迎えてしまう・・・。