CIFF47: PSQ March 22 – April 1, 2023 | Streams April 2 – April 9, 2023

BOULEVARD! A Hollywood Story

Year: 2021
Country: USA
Language: English
Run Time: 85 minutes

BOULEVARD! A Hollywood Story
BOULEVARD! A Hollywood Story
BOULEVARD! A Hollywood Story
BOULEVARD! A Hollywood Story

Picture it. 1950. Old Hollywood is abuzz over leading lady Gloria Swanson, star of the era’s hit “Sunset Boulevard.” The film’s heroine, Norma Desmond, finds herself falling out of Hollywood’s spotlight and desperate to make a comeback. While Gloria’s own height of success was primarily seen in 1920s silent films, it’s hard to ignore the parallels of Gloria’s personal career trajectory with that of her most notable character. Now at age 50, Gloria’s opportunities have dwindled. So she decides to create one for herself by turning “Sunset Boulevard” into a Broadway musical—reprising her legendary role. When she recruits two young songwriters, Dickson Hughes and Richard Stapley, to help bring her vision to life, a complicated love triangle forms, and tensions take root because of Gloria’s near obsession with returning to stardom. With the help of music archives and candid interview footage of Dickson and Richard, BOULEVARD! A HOLLYWOOD STORY tells a tale of hanging onto the dream of Hollywood, an unforgiving place that’s so quick to let you go. —A.B.

CIFF46 Screenings

Connor Palace

Tuesday, April 05, 2022 at 4:40 PM

Wednesday, April 06, 2022 at 12:10 PM

CIFF46 Streams On Demand

Sunday, April 10, 2022 at 11:00 AM -
Sunday, April 17, 2022 at 11:59 PM

Streams Access: United States and US Territories
Accessibility (?)
Closed Captions: No
Audio Description: No
English Subtitles: No

Related Event
46th CIFF College Program

Sidebar
Queer Cinema

Competition
Ad Hoc Docs Competition

Editor
Jeffrey Schwarz

Director

Director
Jeffrey Schwarz

Producers
Jeffrey Schwarz, John Boccardo

Cinematography
Doug Hosdale, Matt May

Film Contact

Community Partner

North Coast Men's Chorus

Donate >

Donate

Your donation helps fulfill our mission to promote artistically and culturally significant film arts through education and exhibition.

Sign up for our email newsletter

go
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • instagram
  • youtube
  • flickr
  • alexa
  • foursquare

Donate

x

We promise you, it will make a difference!

Give Today