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Corporate climber C.C. Baxter courts favor with the executives in his office by giving them his apartment for their extramarital flings, until he realizes he may just lose his dream girl to the arrangement. 65th anniversary screening.
Unlock the door to The Apartment and welcome legendary director Billy Wilder and screenwriter I.A.L. Diamond at their scathing, satirical best. C.C. “Bud” Baxter (Jack Lemmon) knows the way to success in business—it’s through the door of his apartment! By providing a perfect hideaway for philandering bosses, the ambitious young employee reaps a series of undeserved promotions. But when Bud lends the key to the big boss, J.D. Sheldrake (Fred MacMurray), he not only advances his career but his own love life as well for Sheldrake’s mistress is the lovely Fran Kubelik (Shirley MacLaine), elevator girl and angel of Bud’s dreams. Convinced he is the only man for Fran, Bud must make the most important executive decision of his burgeoning corporate career: lose the girl … or his job. [125 min; holiday, comedy, romance; English]
“The Apartment works as both poignant tragedy and romantic comedy. As smart as a whip, The Apartment is as enchanting as it is thought-provoking. A terrific examination of the desperation to get ahead in corporate America as well as a study in melancholy.” — Mark Johnson, Awards Daily
"One of the great American films." — Rachel Wagner, Hallmarkies podcast
"Absolutely brilliant. It's funnier, sadder, and cooler on the big screen." — Kim Newman, Empire
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