Billy Wilder is one of Hollywood's leading directors and screenwriters.
He has directed countless Hollywood classics, and what is commendable is that the subject matter is diverse and the styles are very different. The most influential ones include film noir (elegant Hollywood crime film), Double Indemnity (1944), and The Lost Weekend with the theme of social reality. " (The Lost Weekend 1945), "Sunset Boulevard" (Sunset Boulevard 1950), which revealed Hollywood insider, and "Stalag 17" (1953 William Hutton), the prison comedy, "The Dragon and Phoenix" (Sabrina 1954 Audrey) Hepburn), The Seven Year Itch (1955 Marilyn Monroe), screwball comedy Some Like It Hot (1959), and the legendary pilot Lin Bai's biopic "The Spirit" of St. Louis” (1957).
He has been nominated for Oscar 20 times (11 times for best screenplay, 8 times for best director, and once for best picture) and won 6 times (3 times for best screenplay, 2 times for best director, and 1 time for best picture).
The filming of "Apartment" earned him another Best Director Oscar, as well as Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture at the same time.
About the plot:
A quiet, sad, and often bitter comedy about the eternal conflict between love and money.
The cold, impersonal design of the insurance company's gear-shift workspace,
unexpected interpersonal relationships.
Morally flawed cheating boss,
spineless clerk (Jack Raymond) who lent his apartment to his bosses for a promotion
, and a frustrated elevator operator (Shirley MacLaine) who was abandoned by his lover ).
Can love overcome the temptation of money?
The film is both realistic and idealistic. At least the audience will feel emotionally satisfied after watching the movie.
About the actor:
Jack Lemmon, the male lead, is the top comedy master in the American film industry. He is good at playing ordinary little people, and expresses their emotions through his rich expressions and body language, which is very contagious. He has collaborated with director Billy Wilder many times and has a tacit understanding. His superb performance in the film earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
Actress Shirley MacLaine ("Terms of Endearment" mother-daughter bond) shows the depth of her performance for the first time in this film, creating an unforgettable elevator operator who is daring and elfly lovable. She was also nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress for the film.
The film won the Oscar for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Editing, Best Black & White Cinematography, Best Black & White Art Direction, Best Sound Ten nominations, and won four awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Editing.
Rating: 9.5 out of 10
with: movies.yahoo.com Lifetime review for Billy Wilder:
A marvelous director of actors, he coaxed career performances out of Milland, Swanson, Holden, Curtis, Lemmon, Monroe and Rogers, to name only a few, and who can't love a guy that at one time or another infuriated almost every segment of the movie-going population. He brought to the screen an outsider's sharp satirical eye for American absurdity and cruelty, and a master scenarist's skill at rendering those absurdities within a dozen variations. Some were bitter, some sweet, but all were marked by intelligence , clarity and even affection, with just a touch of innocence. Whether you prefer the earlier darker version ("Double Indemnity", "Sunset Boulevard") or the more free-wheeling later one ("Some Like It Hot", "The Apartment "),there can be no denying Wilder was a master storyteller with a great ear for a memorable line.
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