Norma Desmond - I am a Star

[@rtfe83able]

You’ll never ever make pictures like this today Hollywood! What a timeless classic. Gloria Swanson was robbed of an Oscar.

[@Xxxxxx19-p1c]

How she didn’t get an Oscar, I’ll never understand. This scene alone should have won an award.

[@JDKelleherMusic]

ARMED ROBBERY!!

[@lisamcdonald1014]

No-one ever leaves a star, that’s what makes one a star 🌟

[@ALIGO-cq4dj]

c'mon, now those who play sad fat gay losers win oscars...

[@begonasudyelortegui9074]

WILLIAM HOLDEN... No necesito actuar, en esta película 📽...., su papel protagonismo, y secundario...( gloria Swanson.....tenía el papel ....protagonico) Y WILLIAM Holden....., se vio disminuido, por la Magistral actuación, de la iconica Actriz...De el cine mudo...gloria Swanson...!.. pero ella, es tanto de el cine mudo, como de el hablado..!!!... esta película, es una de las mejores de la historia de Hollywood...!!!, junto a : "lo que El viento se llevó "...., son filmes,muy diferentes, pero marcaron toda una época histórica para la historia de el cine. PD: WILLIAM HOLDEN...tenía la gran curiosidad, y cualidad, que no necesitaba actuar,ni hablar....solo con su imponente ,impecable, varonil, y Distinguida presencia Escénica...todo se opacaba, y se rendía..... ante el Carismático Actor.....!!! Saludos Cariñosos para todos ustedes chilenos y Extranjeros desde Santiago de Chile 🇨🇱 Atentamente: Begoña Sudy Elortegui.

[@marecku21]

One of the greatest endings in cinema history and flawless execution by Gloria Swanson.

[@luisenriquequijadarodrigue7060]

Perfection in one single scene! Eternal, Gloria Swanson at her very best!

[@heysatan8]

And I absolutely adore the way she looks RIGHT into the camera (at us, the audience) when she says her line "and those wonderful people out there in the dark..." One of the greatest films ever made....

[@opaltippen1511]

That Gloria Swanson didn't get the Oscar for this performance was a huge crock. People don't even remember the Best Actress performance from this year, but we're still watching this movie, in awe.

[@robertcoffey1938]

I AGREE 100 %. THIS WAS TRULY THE VERY BEST GLORIA SWANSON FILM I EVER SAW.

[@emanuelecatellosantoro2913]

I'll never understand how Judy Holliday (I think it was her name) was able to beat both Gloria Swanson and Bette Davis when they both had perfomances that we are still talkin about

[@typhsyTV]

@@emanuelecatellosantoro2913 Which is the exact reason why they lost. Gloria and Bette battled the nomination for sure. Cancelling each other in the process. They shouldn’t have released the two pictures in one year. Sadly. :(

[@tomthorpe5996]

Gloria Swanson has the unique distinction of having given the greatest performance ever on the screen. What a joy to watch this film in glorious black and white.

[@rossdenbby8520]

Great scene. I hope no one gets it into their head to remake this movie. The original is perfect!

[@andressegui1236]

Ross Denbby they are making the movie musical version, which will hopefully be great.

[@kevinwilson3609]

@@andressegui1236 seems they are not making it which is a good thing. Glenn Close is too old and ugly and can't sing

[@kevinwilson3609]

@Randy White hmmmm she is 73 the character is 50 (and never a facelift or botox). She has NEVER been known for her beauty. She has never been able to sign the score...not when she first did it and the reviews recently were all that she couldn't hit the notes

[@MrChoirDirector87]

R.I..P TO THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD AND MOVIES!!!! GLORIA SAWNSON SHOULD HAVE WON THAT OSCAR OF 1950 JUST FOR THIS ICONIC SCENE ALONE!!!!!

[@SymphonyBrahms]

A masterpiece. One of the greatest films ever made. And Gloria Swanson was brilliant.

[@fernandomaron87]

Yeah, look at those frozen eyes, so scary. She totally owned this movie.

[@wendellstewart627]

And sexy woman

[@selenite1]

Oh, screw it, this brilliant. Swanson is being campy but arresting at the same time while the tense reactions from the onlookers show just how effed up the situation is.

[@Sshooter444]

she's being kooky, in character

[@crakatoot5480]

God Damn! How did she not win an Oscar

[@JDKelleherMusic]

Because Bette Davis.

[@luisenriquequijadarodrigue7060]

Pure gold! When pictures wete true art!! Timeless!!

[@arthurmaestrini4350]

I can't believe that Gloria Swanson didnt't won the Oscar for that role. Incretible performance. And Bette Davis as Margot Channing should've won too (All About Eve)

[@darrenholcomb42]

There's no celebrity today who can pull off this kind of mega presence.

[@ManuelLopez-vo5qp]

Obviously not, there's not any living actor from the celuloid who faced the cinema evolution as Gloria Swanson

[@sevadaj]

I can't help but laugh at Carol Burnett and Harvey Korman doing a great parody of these 2 characters, very funny!!!!!

[@patrickcrosby3824]

The is perhaps the most philosophically interesting movie ever made. Why? Because it is Hollywood par excellence. First there is the fact of the entire movie being a tale told by a dead man (and we all know "dead men tell no tales"). Then, there is the complete fusion of fiction and reality, not only in the mind of Norma Desmond herself, but even of the audience. Do you *really* think Cecil B DeMille would show up with camera's a murder scene? In what sort of a fantasy world? Only this one.

[@myrcaldo5937]

The all-bald man in the end is not DeMille, even in the film's reality. They look like similar to one another though. He is her butler who staged the arrest to look like a shooting so that she is not disturbed (if she could be more disturbed than she already was). She referred to DeMille because he had directed her in the past and he even appears as himself earlier in the film.

[@RaineStudio]

@@myrcaldo5937 In fact, it is Erich von Stroheim who _was_ a silent picture director and who actually directed Swanson. And in the scene where Norma is watching one of her old pictures, it is Swanson as directed by von Stroheim. Wrap your head around that.

[@tomciaro1]

I love this actress, this character, this movie.

[@jimmystinky7775]

There's NOTHING tragic about being 50! Not unless, you are TRYING to be 25! Someone tell that to Madonna ASAP

[@rivardamy]

BAHAHAH!

[@KM-mt5gx]

Ayyyy lmaoooo

[@pakirrin8765]

Jimmy Stinky lol best coment

[@MrSebboxxx]

who is this M-woman ?

[@braselton94]

She’s 60 now.

[@NickTheYoungHistorian]

Carol Burnett parodied Gloria Swanson's character in the 1970's.

[@snowingsart4568]

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[@reese4240]

I used to luv to see Carol Burnett play her on her show as Nora Desmond with her butler MAX!!!

[@pakirrin8765]

Am i the only one that cry at these scene when she walk down the last steps to her madness

[@davidvillarmiranda9511]

Juan Francisco Hernández Hernandez lol yes, l believe you are. It’s a great movie and the best ending ever, but to cry about it...🤔

[@UWPower]

Juan I’m with you on that reaction. The whole movie sets you up to care about this poor woman and her final insanity. The reaction of the onlookers just breaks your heart. This should have won Swanson her Oscar.

[@marthapfahl3192]

what a devine-performance, Mrs. Swanson. thank you.

[@Davidsladky135]

The sadness her Butler/Director emotes is almost as powerful as her 😢

[@johnnymorningstar2855]

So lately there's been this wrestler named Toni Storm that has been playing this gimmick of a once bright shining star beloved many (she actually was for awhile) she even became the AEW Women's World Champion. But once she reached the top her act started to fizzle out. Other stars both men and women were outshining her until eventually she lost the belt. That sent her off the deep end. Now she desperately clings on to the idea that the fans love her and that her friends don't actually hate her. That common people wouldn't understand the price she pays for fame and glory. Meanwhile she keeps losing and can barely do anything interview without literally throwing a shoe at someone lol Lots of people draw comparisons to Marilyn Monroe since she's the near spitting image of her but those who are movie savvy have pointed out she's basically the Norma Desmond of the wrestling universe. I came here to see for myself and it is spot on! Gloria did the role first but Toni is doing Gloria (and Norma) proud by portraying the character. Nobody leaves a star ⭐

[@guytemam1151]

Billy Wilder's masterpiece !!!

[@Xxxxxx19-p1c]

She is absolutely amazing.

[@azozeto]

the greatest movie ending ever!!!

[@SJYNYC]

That's a great copy. Very clear and crisp. This is a GREAT movie and it was not until I was older that I realized that this is where Carol Burnett got her that character from ("Max! Max!")

[@RaineStudio]

One of the most self-referential Hollywood movies ever made. Swanson is terrific and I don't think she is campy, although the film is a deliberate dark comedy in places. She is committed to the character, who happens to be out of her gourd at the end of the film.

[@leonuy3944]

Gloria Swanson should have won the Oscar Best Actress Award!

[@coolcutsgal2]

2:47- I always say this and nobody"gets" it! idk why but it cracks me up!

[@markedisonvarquez7853]

Wow when i watched the film wow Gloria Swanson should win that year She is really a Star

[@andrenadra639]

The masterscene ever

[@gregoryalberts2503]

"It's the pictures that have gotten small."

[@RatedJBR]

The Illustrious and Timeless Toni Storm brought me here.

[@artdanks4846]

I LOVE this scene! A true classic!!!

[@Cryptixx604]

amazing

[@davidanthonystone5165]

Watch the whole movie written and directed by the Great Billy Wilder 1951

[@atoosas]

Such a tragic ending. Really pulls at your heartstrings.

[@stevenwilliambaylessparks3730]

Gloria Swanson knew she had to play the role over the top, and she did not disappoint.

[@thewordrules]

Now I see the humor in the way Carol Burnett portrayed Nora Desmond.

[@gianlucaguidotti5705]

Beautiful movie!!!

[@stephenfermoyle4578]

AMAZING

[@fieldsofgold775]

I can’t believe she never got the Oscar for this role. 😳

[@lonestar1]

Wish you had let the The End and Paramount logo appear. Cutting it off was jarring. Hearing the music swell to completion is all part of that wonderful scene

[@stevendaniel8126]

How she didn't win the best actress Oscar that year is a total mystery.....

[@MissJosephine93]

And they wanted Mary Pickford as Norma Desmond. I love Little Mary but only Gloria Swanson could make the role legendary.

[@daniellecollins1214]

Just brillant like the Bette Davis

[@dieweichendenufer6519]

The greatest movie of all times!

[@juanrivera6375]

This movie is so psychological

[@suckitpig410]

This will be Kanye West in 10 years.

[@jasondecharleroy4161]

But he does like fish sticks

[@Refresh2b]

And Donald Trump has the same Syndrome.

[@richardmyers1506]

That's not funny

[@waivedwench]

Terrifying, tragic and pathetic, all at the same time.

[@omarbreeveld]

Nonsense, I am lobbying for a remake of this film with George Takei in the role of Norma Desmond.

[@gregoryagogo]

My ex is connected to the Von Stroheim family by marriage. Met Joe, Erich's son and wife and her sister.

[@quelquun-g3g]

It’s so badass

[@heysatan8]

Now every time I hear her say "Where am I?" I think of the film INLAND EMPIRE.

[@chicagonorthcoast]

Me, too. Inland Empire is one of the great films of the past 50 years, along with the incomparable Mulholland Drive, my personal favorite.

[@ChargerBullet]

Someone made a comment that Sarah Palin is like the Norma Desmond of politics. I never heard of Norma Desmond before but after seeing this I definitely see what that commenter meant.

[@Tatortot318]

You have too love this movie...She's Nuts...lol

[@Zinecritik]

Uno de los mejores finales de la historia del cine

[@cbl1984]

This is one of Trump's favorite movies! I can see why!

[@andrewfranks6233]

The dream she had held onto so desperately had enfolded her.

[@trentmurphy938]

Omg!!!! I work some like this....she always ready for her close up....

[@kcesca]

This is what I imagine Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitts break up looked like.

[@juanrivera6375]

She reminds me of blanche a streetcar named dedire

[@wendellstewart627]

Willian Holden was beautiful man. I like him.

[@Digmer]

i kinda imagine madonna doing this for real.

[@roberttrepagnier9149]

Yep she be crazy

[@billiegray9109]

to EDIT sunset boulevard is basically sacrilege 😩

[@wendellstewart627]

One epifania

[@gregoryagogo]

Just noticed how beaten up that hand rail is!

[@letsbakemistakes]

My friend and I decided that if they decide to try to remake this movie in ~10-20 years, the ONLY casting choice they can possibly make for Norma Desmond is Jane Krakowski. I'd refuse to see it unless Jenna Maroney herself is the star!

[@alfredojaco4379]

Woww A BIG A BIG A BIG 🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@wyntonwhite9153]

that was funny!!..i've seen this scene acted many times at The Baton lol

[@ZIGSVIDS]

I'm 49 & i know how she feel's

[@jeffsummstl]

It’s a good thing actors today don’t get so lost in their fame they mistake their careers for real life... (ahem) (cough)

[@AngelofMusic04]

@MrGatherfield Oh no, I'm very aware Norma was played by Gloria Swanson. How I should have worded it is this is what Melissa Leo is now like.

[@juanrivera6375]

Doesn't this movie makes you think twice about being an actor actress

[@MrGatherfield]

@AngelofMusic04 Well, you're right. Although there's a secret meaning behind this, in which I believe Melissa Leo ignores unintentionally :)

[@frey828]

So this is Norma Desmond that Carol Burnett portrays....Caril has got the character down pretty good....lol

[@MrGatherfield]

@13abbitt Totally agree with you!

[@adlycat]

Gloria swanson ,not norma desmond.

[@millers3888]

Remake with Meryl Streep!

[@MadameCorgi]

millers3888 you mean Glenn Close?

[@MrSebboxxx]

Meryl Streep is overrated - I think ...

[@MeMyIdea]

No. Meryl Streep is very talented actress but have no classic beauty and mysterious quality. Norma Desmond has the same or some quality of Greta Garbo !

[@leocasturuguay]

No, no, no. Remake with Glenn Close. She was stunning when she played Norma Desmond on Broadway. And Glenn has those special eyes you need to have to play Norma.

[@popartlover101]

What about Gwyneth Paltrow? I'd love to see her try!

[@MrGatherfield]

@jamezsez Enthralling and enchanting scene!

[@natek4488]

I have to wonder what was going through Maxes head as all of this was happening, since he's so loyal to Norma and her murder of Joe is public knowledge. So, what would he be thinking and feeling during all this?

[@Lemure1987]

This is fantastic. A look into the psyche of a truly desperate and delusional woman.

[@chicagonorthcoast]

And an endlessly greedy, entitled, and devouring woman, made so by a society that elevates a handful of famous entertainers to the status of gods, turning ordinary people who got very lucky and ought to be grateful for it, into narcissistic monsters with egos bigger than the Grand Canyon, and a sense of entitlement to match.

[@kathleenmorris9309]

​@@chicagonorthcoast she did it to herself.. Narcissists are delutional..

[@MrGatherfield]

@Tony721 What do you think it is?

[@spjw2566]

Ramona Singer from RHNYC should play this part....😂😂😜

[@Myplop]

50? Shit I’m 54

[@thjbird]

Trump’s mentor

[@Tony721]

Can someone please elaborate what the secret meaning is? I would appreciate your enlightenment. Thank you.

[@quelquun-g3g]

That Hollywood is just an illusion with dark energies and many celebrities are obsessed with success like Norma Desmond.

[@Jeffryvkl]

this movie gave me a nightmare.

[@susancampbell7335]

Send this to "Megan " Rachel the Harkles she s thia character straight up

[@JohnSanJuan-zp1ed]

Gloria Swason!

[@Ornella-xg2gt]

E' il cinema che e' diventato piccolo

[@MrGatherfield]

@AngelofMusic04 Gloria Swanson :)

[@clevelandphil]

Very good, but Carol Burnett is way better.

[@bagofhammers7479]

The gays when they turn 30

[@Thomas-fu8vp]

Hillary.

[@wendellstewart627]

And tragic

[@AngelofMusic04]

Melissa Leo?

[@licentia1963]

Jennifer Traniston is sure trying!

[@gregoryalberts2503]

Maybe-maybe Jessica Walters could have pulled it off. A second might be Helen Bonham Carter.

[@devilsfavorite999]

O hi Madonna

[@garymazzeo3490]

To think Billy Wilder wrote this for Mae West.

[@OlibelCarranza]

Fish Mooney

[@laurazaetz9505]

She also brought me here.

[@brandonsamuels6457]

and griselda blanco.