Close-up on Sunset Boulevard : Billy Wilder, Norma Desmond, and the dark Hollywood dream / Sam Staggs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Staggs, Sam.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002.

Sunset Blvd. (Motion picture).

Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002--Criticism and interpretation.

Wilder, Billy.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

x, 420 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2002.

Summary:

From casting controversies to the near-calamity that postponed its opening, from the lines that define this dark and extravagant work to the actors who delivered them, "Close Up on Sunset Boulevard" dissects everything about one of the 20th century's greatest movies. 16-page photo insert.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [385]-388) and index.

ISBN:

031227453X

OCLC:

48469095