Something more than paper. The cinematic role of the press in Billy Wilder’s films

Abstract

The media, specifically the press, had an important presence in Billy Wilder’sfilms, not only because of the space he devoted to represent their work on thelarge screen, but also because of the cinematic and narrative uses he reservedfor them in his scripts. This article describes the multiple roles grantedto the press by the Viennese producer, from the description of the charactersand their impulse to action, up to the filmic narrative.