That is what Mr Cecil Kellaway's journalist says to Ms Davis' Charlotte. In the open air, when Ms Davis asks what is the camera, Mr Kellaway answers: "This is a piece of conversation". It seems Mr Aldrich knew very well what was the stuff the old stars were made of. He had worked with many of them. But in this "Sunset Boulevard" shot near Baton Rouge, the old and decadent star has become a forgotten southern belle, and her past is an obsession to her. Another interesting point. Charlotte asks her cousin Miriam not to turn on the lights. - It has to be dark and still - she says. It is a definition of the old cinema, those movie palaces now long forgotten, at least in many countries. Finally, the not solved mystery leaves the house that it is going to be tear down. She leaves Hollywood -not only Hollis- and Mr Aldrich knows that an era has come to an end. abel posadas
Review of Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
