The Apartment (1960) Arrow 1080p BluRay x265 HEVC EAC3-SARTRE torrent

Widely regarded as a comedy in 1960, The Apartment seems more melancholy with each passing year. Jack Lemmon plays C.C. Baxter, a go-getting office worker who loans his tiny apartment to his philandering superiors for their romantic trysts. He runs into trouble when he finds himself sharing a girlfriend (Shirley MacLaine) with his callous boss (Fred MacMurray). Director/co-writer Billy Wilder claimed that the idea for The Apartment stemmed from a short scene in the 1945 romantic drama Brief Encounter in which the illicit lovers (Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson) arrange a rendezvous in a third person's apartment. Wilder was intrigued about what sort of person would willingly vacate his residence to allow virtual strangers a playing field for hanky panky. His answer to that question wound up winning 6 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. The Apartment was adapted by Neil Simon and Burt Bacharach into the 1969 Broadway musical Promises, Promises.





Extras

• The Key to The Apartment - Features film critic Philip Kemp offering some insight into what he thinks makes the film "click".

• Selected Scene Commentary - Film critic Philip Kemp analyzes a few of scenes from the film.

• The Flawed Couple - A video essay by David Cairns which looks at the collaborations between Billy Wilder and Jack Lemmon.

• A Letter to Castro - A 2017 interview with actress Hope Holiday, who portrayed Margie MacDougall.

• An Informal Conversation with Billy Wilder - An archival supplement stemming from the Writers Guild Foundation Oral Histories series.

• Restoration Showreel - A short demonstration of the technical challenges and processes used during restoration of The Apartment.

• Inside The Apartment - An enjoyable reminiscence featuring interviews with a number of folks from Shirley MacLaine to Robert Osborne.

• Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon - A sweet homage to Lemmon with interviews with his son, Chris.

• Audio Commentary with film producer and historian Bruce Block.

• Theatrical Trailer