Word and Image in “Sunset Boulevard” (1950) – Part 2
Subtext: Conversations about Classic Books and Films - A podcast by Wes Alwan and Erin O'Luanaigh - Mondays
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."
