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I cannot say enough positive words about this movie. The acting is fabulous. The characters are engaging. The direction is fantastic. The whole thing from beginning to end is just wonderful. I cry like an idiot. Omg. I must be getting to sentimental for my own body. Shirley MacLaine is soooo good. Javk Lemmon is just super. Fred MacMurray is a complete piece of work. This movie has catapulted itself into my TOP TEN movies of all time. I thought my top ten was a closed deal. But the I saw this. You'll thoroughly enjoy this movie. A black and white classic which by the way WON five Oscars. Enjoy it!!!
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Before sexual harassment in the workplace was illegal, this movie cashed in on what it was like. Poor C. C. Baxter (Jack Lemmon) has an apartment in downtown Manhattan that all of his bosses use for their daily or weekly trysts. In fact, he is so busy making reservations for his apartment that he barely has time to do his work. But Baxter doesn't mind "leasing" his apartment and having to work overtime because he is getting promotions at work that he wouldn't be entitled to otherwise. But when this shy young man develops a crush on the cute elevator operator in the building, Fran Kubilek (Shirley Mac Laine), he starts to have second thoughts because he can never invite her over. And then he figures out that Fran is already the mistress of his big boss, Mr. Sheldrake (Fred Mac Murray). The link is a broken compact mirror that Fran carries around and accidentally leaves in the apartment. This drama/comedy has all kinds of twists and turns, and you will wonder how it will all sift out. It also was quite controversial in its time, as this was just the very beginning of the sexual revolution of the 1960s. It obviously earned its Oscar as Best Picture, its Oscar for Best Director (Billy Wilder), and Best Screenplay (Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond). Lemmon and Mac Laine were also nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress. Also nominated for Best Supporting Actor was Jack Kruschen, who plays a doctor with a critical part in the movie. My only complaint is that this movie was made in black and white. And Fred Mac Murray seemed out of place as the villain. Except for "Double Indemnity," where he played a sympathetic villain, he has only played nice guys as in "My Three Sons" and all those Disney movies with shaggy dogs.Read full review
This is one of those classic movies many people know and love, and those who don't will want to play catch-up for sure! It is one of Billy Wilder's best films. The movie stars a young Shirley MacClaine as a young secretary in a firm who's having an affair with her married boss, played by Fred MacMurray. (Keep in mind, this was VERY unconventional at the time it was filmed.) As you can imagine, promises roll off this guy's tongue left and right, never to come to fruition. As other people enter the picture, MacClaine's character realizes that the apartment itself is not a sacred haven for the two of them, and in fact is used by others for a similar purpose. The movie is well-directed, acted, and still relevant. This was ground breaking at the time, and it is still appealing today.
The Apartment is an engaging story. Jack Lemon's gestures and verbal responses create a very funny yet believable character. The plot is unique. The wide-angle filming adds meaning and impact. I plan to watch this wonderful film again soon.
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One of my favorite movies. Jack Lemmon; Shirley MacLaine and Billy Wilder. How can you go wrong. Also, love that it was filmed in B&W.
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