1. Billy Wilder
By: Kelsey Norton

2. Background Born June 22, 1906 in Austria (now Poland) Samuel Wilder
Buffalo Bill Wild West Show
Billie = Billy (US)
When Hitler rose to power he had to emigrate to the US

3. Involvement In the 1920’s he was a newspaper reporter
It is said that this helped his scriptwriting skills
This helped he began his career in the Berlin film industry
When he was 30 he began to work on French and German scripts in Europe
However, he was Jewish and made the decision to move to America to escape Hitler’s massacre

4. Genre It is said that he doesn’t have a specific genre Ex:
Film Noir: Double Indemnity
Drama: The Lost Weekend
Comedy: Sabrina

5. Style Films usually began with narration Low key lighting
Women are dangerous and manipulative
Lust and greed

6. Filmography Some Like it Hot Sunset Boulevard The Apartment
Double Indemnity
The Lost Weekend
He’s made over 60 films!

7. Most Notable Film Sunset Boulevard Hollywood and silent era
Black and white film
Main character died in the beginning
Different websites have different preferences in favorite
Sunset Boulevard vs. Some Like it Hot

8. Film Report Pt. 1
Plot:
“An aging silent film queen refuses to accept that her stardom has ended. She hires a young screenwriter to help set up her movie comeback. The screenwriter believes he can manipulate her, but he soon finds out he is wrong. The screenwriters ambivalence about their relationship and her unwillingness to let go leads to a situation of violence, madness, and death.”

9. Film Report Pt. 2 Budget: $1.73 million Release Date: August 10, 1950
Cast:
William Holden (Joe)
Gloria Swanson (Norma)
Erich von Stroheim (Max)
Nancy Olson (Betty)

11. Critical Reception
Rotten Tomatoes: “Critics Consensus: Arguably the greatest movie about Hollywood, Billy Wilder's masterpiece Sunset Boulevard is a tremendously entertaining combination of noir, black comedy, and character study.”
New York Times: “Sunset Boulevard is that rare blend of pungent writing, expert acting, masterly direction, and unobtrusively artistic photography which quickly casts a spell over an audience and holds it enthralled to a shattering climax.”

12. “Alright Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close up.”

13. Reflection
I believe he put a new spin on how films can be directed and filmed
Such as his different styles of filming

14. Websites: http://www.biography.com/people/billy-wilder-9531169
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