Review: That ‘Sunset Boulevard’ Close-Up, Finely Focused - The New York Times
Ben Brantley
Watching it from its beginning (when a set worker trains a spotlight on Norma’s face) to its end (when she steps to the edge of the stage to absorb the applause like an unquenchable sponge) is to understand with all your senses the addictiveness of stardom.
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