Publication
1960
Collection
Status
Available
Description
An ambitious office clerk plans to get ahead by lending out his apartment to his boss, but falls in love with the boss's girlfriend.
Media reviews
YOU might not think a movie about a fellow who lends his rooms to the married executives of his office as a place for their secret love affairs would make a particularly funny or morally presentable show, especially when the young fellow uses the means to get advanced in his job. But under the
Show More
clever supervision of Billy Wilder, who helped to write the script, then produced and directed "The Apartment," ... the idea is run into a gleeful, tender and even sentimental film. And it is kept on the side of taste and humor by the grand performance of Jack Lemmon in the principal role. Show Less
Billy Wilder has furnished “The Apartment” with a one-hook plot that comes out high in comedy, wide in warmth and long in running time. As with his smash hit, “Some Like It Hot,” the broad handling is of more of consequence than the package. Wilder’s cinematic skill and the lure of Jack
Show More
Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine and Fred MacMurray ensure acceptance of the Mirisch Co. picture. “The Apartment” should return substantial rentals to its landlord, United Artists. Show Less
User reviews
LibraryThing member comfypants
A suck-up lets his married bosses use his apartment to entertain women.
Not a bad movie, but all the awards it got are baffling to me. Maybe it has more depth and craftsmanship than your typical romantic comedy of the time, but best picture? Inherit the Wind, Psycho and Spartacus weren't even
Concept: D
Story: B
Characters: D
Dialog: A
Pacing: D
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: A
Acting: A
Music: B
Enjoyment: C plus
GPA: 2.6/4
Not a bad movie, but all the awards it got are baffling to me. Maybe it has more depth and craftsmanship than your typical romantic comedy of the time, but best picture? Inherit the Wind, Psycho and Spartacus weren't even
Show More
nominated.Concept: D
Story: B
Characters: D
Dialog: A
Pacing: D
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: A
Acting: A
Music: B
Enjoyment: C plus
GPA: 2.6/4
Show Less
LibraryThing member datrappert
Lemmon and MacLaine are sparkling--especially MacLaine who has a unique presence--in a classic story that still holds up after all these years. It has probably been 40 years since I saw this the first time, so I was able to enjoy it as a new film. Lots of familar supporting actors, including Otis
Show More
Campbell as Santa Claus. Wilder's films are exceptional. There may have never been a better director. Show Less
Original language
English
ISBN
0792850084 / 9780792850083
UPC
027616862686
Original publication date
1960-06-15