Word and Image in “Sunset Boulevard” (1950) – Part 2

06/01/2025 35 min
Word and Image in “Sunset Boulevard” (1950) – Part 2

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Episode Synopsis

What can the contrast between silent and talking pictures teach us about the nature of film itself? And how might it reflect the age-old rivalries between word and image, movement and stasis, the living and the dead? Wes & Erin continue their discussion of Billy Wilder’s 1950 masterpiece, "Sunset Boulevard."

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