Characters
This character is busy planning their Hollywood return.
What is NORMA
This symbolises the decay of old Hollywood.
What is NORMA'S MANSION
"You're Norma Desmond. You used to be in silent pictures. You ______ ______ ______ ______."
What is USED TO BE BIG
This technique is used when we are first introduced to Joe's apartment.
What is a PANNING SHOT
The year Sunset Boulevard premiered on the big screen.
What is 1950.
Hollywood had given this character an ulcer.
What is SHELDRAKE
This symbolises entrapment and loss of freedom.
What is JOE'S CAR
These words are missing from the following quote:
"All right ______ ______ , I'm ready for my close-up."
What is MR DE MILLE
The name for the background noise that happens in film.
What is DIAGETIC SOUND
This genre best describes Sunset Boulevard.
What is FILM NOIR.
This character has a blind devotion to their employer.
What is MAX
This symbolises lost innocence and the reality behind the facade.
What is THE DEAD CHIMP
These words are missing from the following quote:
"No one ever ______ ______ ______. That's what makes one a star."
What is LEAVES A STAR
This technique is used when Joe re-enters the mansion after breaking up with Betty.
What is a LOW ANGLE SHOT
Gloria Swanson was Paramount Studios biggest star for this many years.
What is SIX YEARS
This character has a good head on their shoulders and sees Hollywood for what it is.
What is BETTY
This symbolises death, decline and broken dreams.
What is the SWIMMING POOL
"I just think that pictures should ______ ______ ______ ______."
What is SAY A LITTLE SOMETHING
This technique is used to establish setting in the title sequence.
What is EXTREME CLOSE UP.
This theatre great made a stage version of the film.
What is ANDREW LLOYD WEBER
This character has a successful career but is less successful in their private life.
What is ARTY
This symbolises identity and the masks people wear.
What is FACES
"You don't ______ ______ ______ ______. He may fall and break his neck."
This technique is used when Norma takes her final big entrance.
What is HIGH KEY LIGHTING
The name of the actor turned director turned actor who stars in the film.
What is ERICH VON STROHEIM