Sunset Boulevard 75th Anniversary 4K Restoration Premiered at Cannes today
Event: World-premiere screening of Billy Wilder’s newly restored Sunset Boulevard
Program: Cannes Classics
Date / Time: Saturday, May 17, 2025 – 9:30 PM CEST
Venue: Cinéma de la Plage, across from the Majestic Hotel, Festival de Cannes
Restoration
- 4K cleanup from rare archival elements
- 35 mm Library of Congress print used as reference
- Goal: match Wilder’s original negative—grain, contrast, shadow detail intact
