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A Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue. (TV- PG, 125 min.)
7:00 PM
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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. [Metacritic]
Starring: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray
Director: Billy Wilder
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Romance
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"Absolutely brilliant."
— Andrew Pulver, The Guardian
"It's still luminous, 52 years on. [2012]"
— Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
"Absolutely brilliant. It's funnier, sadder and cooler on the big screen."
— Kim Newman, Empire
"Delightful comedy romance with a clutch of note-perfect performances."
— Simon Braud, Empire
"This essential Billy Wilder film smoothly combines trenchant social observation with hilarious comedy."
— Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle
"The Apartment represents Wilder at his most complete - seamlessly weaving the lighthearted and the serious without encountering a snarl or tangle."
— James Berardinelli, ReelViews
"Wilder’s intoxicating script, co-written with IAL Diamond, flows like finest brandy, and Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine shine as two essentially good souls trapped in a tangle of office politics."
— Robbie Collin, The Telegraph
"The quintessential New York movie – with exquisite design by Alexandre Trauner and shimmering black-and-white photography – it presented something of a breakthrough in its portrayal of the war of the sexes, with a sour and cynical view of the self-deception, loneliness and cruelty involved in ‘romantic’ liaisons."
— Time Out
"Wilder’s movie manages to be a scathing social satire and cautionary tale (the corporate lingo is prescient: 'preliminarywise,' 'manpowerwise'); a brilliant physical comedy (Lemmon’s tennis-racket-spaghetti-straining skills are superb); and a devastating romance between Baxter and Miss Kubelik (Shirley MacLaine). All of which makes Wilder’s masterpiece tough to take if you’re looking for a laugh riot."
— Ari Karpel, Entertainment Weekly
