The Apartment

Billy Wilder / US, 1960 / 125 min.

A sharp comedy about the mores of the American business community in the fifties, and a romantic story about two lonely people who connect. The Apartment was nominated for ten Oscars and won five.

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To many, The Apartment is the best Christmas film of all time. No one really respects dull office clerk C.C. Baxter (Jack Lemmon) at the insurance company he works for. To climb the corporate ladder he triest o ingratiate himself with his superiors by lending them his apartment for their extramarital trysts. While they have fun, Baxter wanders the streets alone during advent. Baxter has to choose between his ambitions and emotions, when the woman he is secretly in love with, the elevator operator Fran Kubelik (Shirley MacLaine), proves to be the top boss’ lover.

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Director

Billy Wilder

Production year

1960

Country

Original title

The Apartment

Length

125 min.

Language

English

Subtitles

NLD

Format

35mm

Part of

Eye Classics

Eye’s collection includes a wealth of classics. We screen them regularly, in various programmes. Eye now brings film history even closer with its new series Eye Classics: three classics a week, chosen by Eye's programmers. On the big screen, screened in 35mm whenever possible.

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