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Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

2021 · 86 min

A bittersweet, affectionate dive into a forgotten Hollywood footnote, blending archival charm with a tender portrait of creative ambition and love.

Tagline: The strange but true story of the undiscovered Sunset Boulevard musical
Overview: In the mid-1950s, Dickson Hughes and Richard Stapley, young composers and romantic partners, are hired by legendary silent film star Gloria Swanson to write a musical based on her film Sunset Boulevard, directed by Billy Wilder in 1950.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Art, ambition, love, celebrity
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
ambition
love
celebrity
memory
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild