Film Noir, a term coined by the French to describe a style of film characterized by dark themes, plots, and visuals, has influenced the film industries since the 1940s. With its roots in German Expressionist films and post-war Italian documentaries, film noir also made its way into American cinema, particularly identified in crowd and crime images. However, such settings are not exclusive to American film noir. A notable example is Billy Wilder's film Sunset Boulevard, which follows the disturbing story of Joe Gillis, the protagonist desperate for success, who finds himself in the fatal clutches of disillusioned femme fatale Norma Desmond. Not only does the storyline's heavy subject matter and typical character structure suggest the style of film noir, but Wilder's photography techniques and the empty, worn-out sets also provide a perfect backdrop for this dark approach to cinema. Often, films made in the style of film noir present audiences with a rugged, cynical, and disillusioned protagonist. Although Sunset Boulevard's Joe Gillis doesn't necessarily fit this character at the start of the film, his character arc eventually shapes him into such traits through his plight and encounter with Norma. Early in his story, Joe is described as having enough desperation that he is willing to give up his own dignity and respect by first lying to the bill collectors and fleeing from them in his unpaid car, then begging a Hollywood producer. buy his banal stories, and after the failure of this attempt, stoops to the point of asking for money from this same producer. It is this series of actions that ultimately leads Joe to the threshold of this film's femme fatale - a frequent...... middle of paper ... undoubtedly sets a darker tone for any scene . There is no denying that from the first scene in which the audience is introduced to the corpse of Joe Gillis to the last, in which Norma walks boldly among the news anchors, lost in her deranged world of eternal celebrity, Sunset Boulevard was filmed with cinema technique. noir.Overall, it is conclusive that Wilder's film Sunset Boulevard can be accurately recognized as a piece made in the style of film noir. With the usual cynical and brutal protagonist found in Joe Gillis' character and the nefarious presence of an unsuspecting femme fatale in Norma Jean's character, it is obvious that such archetypes belong in this style of film. Additionally, the storyline which is full of gloomy themes and dark and sinister visual effects makes it the ideal film noir style film..