by Sam Staggs · T&B Editores · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788495602558
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«El crepúsculo de los dioses» is Sam Staggs's film essay on Billy Wilder's movie, published by T&B Editores in paperback (358 pages, in Spanish).
The book reconstructs the gestation, shooting and release of «El crepúsculo de los dioses» (Sunset Boulevard, 1950), Billy Wilder's classic about the decline of a silent film star. Staggs analyzes the stormy collaboration between Wilder and Charles Brackett, the art direction, costume and photography work, and portrays its performers: Gloria Swanson, William Holden, Nancy Olson and Erich von Stroheim, as well as the film's later impact on their careers.
The work belongs to the field of film history essays and was originally published in 2003 by T&B Editores in Madrid.
Recommended for cinephiles interested in classic Hollywood, in the figure of Billy Wilder and in the intricacies of producing a legendary film.
