Themes and Ideas (VCE SSCE English): Flashcards
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Year Sunset Boulevard is set
Year Sunset Boulevard is set
1950
Norma's famous line about pictures
Norma's famous line about pictures
'We're big. It's the pictures that got small'
Who narrates Sunset Boulevard
Who narrates Sunset Boulevard
Joe Gillis, dead, floating in Norma's pool
Actress who plays Norma Desmond
Actress who plays Norma Desmond
Gloria Swanson, herself a faded silent film star
Empty pool symbolism in film
Empty pool symbolism in film
Stagnant, unfulfilled ambition
Contrast: Norma's age vs Betty's
Contrast: Norma's age vs Betty's
50 years vs 22 years - generational shift
Max's relationship to Norma
Max's relationship to Norma
Butler and ex-husband who enables her delusions
Film tech change shown in movie
Film tech change shown in movie
Silent films to 'talkies'
Film's narrative structure
Film's narrative structure
Circular flashback - opens with Joe's corpse
Norma's final scene action
Norma's final scene action
Stages 'close-up' after murdering Joe