Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4
Its director stated on the record that "the picture industry—it is every industry, You make a picture about Exxon vs, Texaco vs, Shell, every industry has got this kind of slush that is underneath th…" 1. Its director stated on the record that "no, just a picture, [When asked if Sunset Boulevard was a black comedy, Wilder deflected, preferring not to apply genre labels to the film]" 2. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 12 of 100 4. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Black and Hispanic 5.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "The picture industry—it is every industry. You make a picture about Exxon vs. Texaco vs. Shell, every industry has got this kind of slush that is underneath the whole thing."Billy Wilder interview cited in WSWS analysis of Sunset Boulevard, May 2018 source ↗
- 2Creator statementdirector: "No, just a picture. [When asked if Sunset Boulevard was a black comedy, Wilder deflected, preferring not to apply genre labels to the film]"Billy Wilder - The Art of Screenwriting, The Paris Review interview, 1996 source ↗
- 3Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 4Content balanceAdvocacy 12 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 5RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 96, Black 26, Hispanic 28.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Age: 69 — leans mature
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A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
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Advocacy Over Time in Drama
The average advocacy score of Drama titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 3 | 2 |
| 1925 | 0 | 2 |
| 1927 | 3 | 2 |
| 1928 | 0 | 3 |
| 1929 | 2 | 2 |
| 1930 | 2 | 6 |
| 1931 | 1 | 4 |
| 1932 | 1 | 5 |
| 1936 | 0 | 2 |
| 1937 | 0 | 3 |
| 1939 | 9 | 2 |
| 1940 | 0 | 3 |
| 1941 | 3 | 2 |
| 1942 | 0 | 5 |
| 1943 | 0 | 3 |
| 1944 | 0 | 7 |
| 1946 | 1 | 3 |
| 1947 | 0 | 2 |
| 1948 | 2 | 4 |
| 1950 | 4 | 6 |
| 1951 | 2 | 5 |
| 1952 | 3 | 6 |
| 1953 | 1 | 10 |
| 1954 | 4 | 4 |
| 1955 | 3 | 8 |
| 1956 | 3 | 7 |
| 1957 | 2 | 10 |
| 1958 | 3 | 6 |
| 1959 | 3 | 9 |
| 1960 | 0 | 12 |
| 1961 | 4 | 7 |
| 1962 | 2 | 12 |
| 1963 | 1 | 14 |
| 1964 | 3 | 8 |
| 1965 | 2 | 11 |
| 1966 | 2 | 10 |
| 1967 | 1 | 7 |
| 1968 | 3 | 9 |
| 1969 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970 | 1 | 10 |
| 1971 | 0 | 8 |
| 1972 | 2 | 9 |
| 1973 | 1 | 14 |
| 1974 | 2 | 15 |
| 1975 | 3 | 13 |
| 1976 | 2 | 20 |
| 1977 | 2 | 8 |
| 1978 | 0 | 5 |
| 1979 | 3 | 11 |
| 1980 | 2 | 13 |
| 1981 | 1 | 8 |
| 1982 | 2 | 13 |
| 1983 | 2 | 15 |
| 1984 | 1 | 14 |
| 1985 | 3 | 11 |
| 1986 | 3 | 12 |
| 1987 | 2 | 19 |
| 1988 | 3 | 13 |
| 1989 | 2 | 16 |
| 1990 | 2 | 14 |
| 1991 | 3 | 14 |
| 1992 | 3 | 18 |
| 1993 | 3 | 23 |
| 1994 | 5 | 25 |
| 1995 | 4 | 26 |
| 1996 | 2 | 29 |
| 1997 | 4 | 23 |
| 1998 | 4 | 24 |
| 1999 | 5 | 42 |
| 2000 | 3 | 41 |
| 2001 | 3 | 41 |
| 2002 | 3 | 41 |
| 2003 | 4 | 36 |
| 2004 | 4 | 65 |
| 2005 | 4 | 67 |
| 2006 | 2 | 82 |
| 2007 | 2 | 68 |
| 2008 | 2 | 49 |
| 2009 | 2 | 28 |
| 2010 | 7 | 22 |
| 2011 | 4 | 24 |
| 2012 | 4 | 19 |
| 2013 | 7 | 24 |
| 2014 | 10 | 22 |
| 2015 | 12 | 19 |
| 2016 | 10 | 23 |
| 2017 | 13 | 31 |
| 2018 | 9 | 35 |
| 2019 | 11 | 36 |
| 2020 | 7 | 34 |
| 2021 | 13 | 35 |
| 2022 | 21 | 34 |
| 2023 | 16 | 18 |
| 2024 | 16 | 17 |
| 2025 | 3 | 20 |
| 2026 | 4 | 27 |
| This title (1950) | 12 | 1 |
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Cast & Crew
Gerd Oswald (director) · Charles C. Coleman (director)
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