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Originally Posted by DIETOMORROW
LOVE this film. That woman is so CRRRAZZY! Saw this a few years back in one of my film classes and have been recommending it to everyone who hasn't seen it.
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Yeah, Gloria Swanson was incredible in that film! She conjures so many feelings in the viewer toward her character; it's really astounding. I love how Billy Wilder turns Hollywood in on itself, even in the casting, most people playing themselves or versions of themselves: Gloria Swanson, a silent film star; Erich von Stroheim, a German silent film director; Buster Keaton, silent film star; Hedda Hopper, gossip columnist; Cecil B. DeMille; etc. Really just an endlessly fascinating and brilliant work.