The Apartment (1960)
Country: US
Technical: bw/scope 125m
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Shirley Maclaine, Fred MacMurray
Synopsis:
A shy office clerk finds himself lending his apartment for his bosses' peccadilloes in the hope of furthering his career.
Review:
A film which marked an advance in the themes directors could tackle on screen, a million miles from the Hudson/Day vehicles of the same period. The playing is a delight and Wilder's handling as deft as ever. The film signals the beginning of the autumn of his career: widescreen mise en scène, increasing length and touches of burlesque. What's refreshing is the confluence of acting styles, with MacMurray's seasoned charm alongside the more vivacious modern critique implicit in the two young leads' performances, an opposition which matches perfectly the character scenario.
Country: US
Technical: bw/scope 125m
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Shirley Maclaine, Fred MacMurray
Synopsis:
A shy office clerk finds himself lending his apartment for his bosses' peccadilloes in the hope of furthering his career.
Review:
A film which marked an advance in the themes directors could tackle on screen, a million miles from the Hudson/Day vehicles of the same period. The playing is a delight and Wilder's handling as deft as ever. The film signals the beginning of the autumn of his career: widescreen mise en scène, increasing length and touches of burlesque. What's refreshing is the confluence of acting styles, with MacMurray's seasoned charm alongside the more vivacious modern critique implicit in the two young leads' performances, an opposition which matches perfectly the character scenario.
Country: US
Technical: bw/scope 125m
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Shirley Maclaine, Fred MacMurray
Synopsis:
A shy office clerk finds himself lending his apartment for his bosses' peccadilloes in the hope of furthering his career.
Review:
A film which marked an advance in the themes directors could tackle on screen, a million miles from the Hudson/Day vehicles of the same period. The playing is a delight and Wilder's handling as deft as ever. The film signals the beginning of the autumn of his career: widescreen mise en scène, increasing length and touches of burlesque. What's refreshing is the confluence of acting styles, with MacMurray's seasoned charm alongside the more vivacious modern critique implicit in the two young leads' performances, an opposition which matches perfectly the character scenario.