Her legendary mansion doubles up as refuge and worshipping altar to celebrity gone and to the egomania of an obsessive and narcissistic diva. Norma lives in a gothic villa that from the outside looks as if it were falling into bits and pieces, but inside it is preserved in all its gilded and lavish splendor (a set designed by Hans Dreier). She therefore dramatically descends her grand staircase, closing with the iconic words: 'All right, Mr. The star gradually falls in love with Joe, but disaster and madness are around the corner and, at the very end of the film, having lost touch with reality, Norma believes the cameras are there to shoot her own version of Salome. The hope strengthens when she meets by chance down-on-his-luck screenwriter Joe, who becomes her own script doctor. In the film Norma lives in a fantasy world, hoping to return at some point to the big screen. Warneras, as 'the waxworks' or Norma's bridge friends. DeMille as himself shooting Samson and Delilah, plus Buster Keaton, Anna Q. There are also a few amazing cameos in the film, including Cecil B. Written and directed by Billy Wilder, the film featured William Holden as Joe Gillis and Gloria Swanson as the reclusive silent screen star Norma Desmond and Erich von Stroheim (Swanson's actual director) as Max von Mayerling, Desmond's devoted servant. Yes, a noir film may sound like a bleak suggestion especially after yesterday's colourful and festively joyous images, but this one has a lesson for the new year as well. It is the last day of the year and, rather than doing a roundup of all major and most beautiful stories from 2016, here's a suggestion for you – (re) watch Sunset Boulevard (1950).

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