Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Wilder's 1950 Hollywood gothic. Sunset Boulevard is the Billy Wilder film noir that became Hollywood's most lacerating film about itself.
Gloria Swanson was one of the biggest stars of the silent era and returned in Sunset Boulevard as Norma Desmond, a silent star lost inside her own house. The performance is close to autobiographical and she was nominated for it. She had a substantial business career and was an early advocate for organic food and against artificial additives.