The Apartment (1960)
Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.
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Captivating movie !
Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.
It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.
Movies are made to be entertaining- not true to life documentaries. Gee, give it a break people! When you disparage the whole premise..... as non believable.... did you ever watch King Kong? Tarzan? Star Wars? E.T. ? ETC.? ETC. ?All movies are entertainment pieces, that's why we go to see them. To be entertained! Not taught a reality lesson. The acting was impeccable. It was cute. It was funny. It was sad.It was ENJOYABLE!Movies are for people to ESCAPE REALITY- not wallow in it.This is a FIVE STAR MOVIE ALL DAY LONG!
A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue. The Apartment has 2 talented actors as it's main 2 protagonists unfortunately the same can not be said about it's terrible pacing and just god-awful of a script and story that is neither interesting or just remotely fun and nice. The film also is a bit too long than it should and that has turned into a big issue for me since i started watching all those bad movies that IMDb has listed as good on their list of 250.... (0/10)
One of the best movies i have ever seen , best writing , best acting , great old times.Do not miss it.I get immense respect for movies when i see such movies.
Billy Wilder proved himself to be one of Hollywood's titans, winning 6 Academy Awards during his lifetime with films like "Sunset Boulevard" or "Some Like It Hot" which have become classics of the American cinema. Out of his 27 credits as a director "The Apartment" seems to be his most lasting film, and it is also a personal favorite of mine. Jack Lemmon plays the part of an employee (C.C Baxter) of a big corporation in New York. His superiors, who call him "Buddy-Boy", praise his performances at the place of work. He is intelligent and creative, and he also spends extra-hours at work. This is the result of his apartment becoming the nest were his superiors hide their mistresses, a fact unknown by Baxter's neighbour's who think he's a real ladies' man and are bothered by the noises coming from his apartment. Shirley MacLaine plays an elevator operator, Fran Kubelik, who's love life is just as empty as Baxter's. She's just one of the victims who fell into the pit of summer-affairs just to find out love's not as easy as it seems. Baxter on the other hand never had the guts to refuse someone, especially a superior. He catches a cold after one of the "visitors" gives him back the wrong key and he has to spend the night out in the rain, but the thought of a promotion never lets him say a bad word to his superiors. When the promotion arrives, so does the courage to invite a certain Kubelik to dinner. I will not develop the story further, because I'd steal away the magic of the film. But the real magic is how realistic the whole story actually seems, not the story itself. The widescreen format allows us to feel the power of the empty spaces which surround the characters, or the emptiness they feel when they're surrounded by other people. The black-&-white image is beautifully made, and it's probably one of Billy Wilder's most visually stunning films. Even with that, Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine are the main reason why you should watch this film. Two actors who wer at the most important point of their carreer, and they made the best out of it. It's amazing how real their characters feel, how much emotion they transmit. The film speaks about how we fall for our bosses, about how we comfort ourselves with the thought of succes and we accept misery in order to be recognized by our society. We are victims, but we want to be the victims and nobody forces us to be one. The film is also about how we want to be loved, but we're afraid to fight for love. We get used to loneliness and we use it as fuel for our everyday actions. We use for promotions, to avoid scandal or to keep us in our comfort zone. "The Apartment" is not a period-piece, it is actual and it's still as powerful as it was in 1960. This film is a must-watch and it's probably Billy Wilder's best work.