"Apartment Spring" 1960

Issac 2022-04-20 09:01:34

Do you think that such a beautiful name "Apartment Spring" will definitely be accompanied by a beautiful picture? Then you are wrong, there is not even a single word of anger in the whole movie.
The bottom-level employees of a large company are the protagonists of this story. What are the bottom-level employees of a large company? Similar to Sister Feng when he was working in the Fortune 500, except that he was not a cashier, but a member of the crowd who sat on the phone in a huge office that could not be seen at a glance. He was a good guy, at least that's what the neighbors said about him. But his character not good at rejecting made him turn his bachelor apartment into a "low-end motel", and also ruined his reputation among the neighbors. The four superiors used their positions and promotion opportunities to repeatedly "requisition" the rookie's apartment for cheating. These cheating times even require a schedule so as not to be confused. Once there is any change in the middle, it is also very expensive to rearrange. Weekly. Adding a big boss to so many guests makes the story even more lively.
"Spring in the Apartment" has won 5 awards at the 33rd Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. The story connects everyone through the needs of the characters, and in the end, no one is double-taken. Even though the film was shot in the 1960s, even in modern society, such stories still happen every day. Power, money, and sex seem to be the only goals that people can pursue. At the same time, sex is gradually being equated with love. .
The whole picture of the film is clean and clear, especially the layout of the apartment that the protagonist rents. The bedroom door, which symbolizes privacy, is located on the left side of the frame, which happens to appear in the same shot as the entrance to the apartment. This arrangement plays an important role in the later development of the story.
It is said that at the end of the film, the heroine's sentence: "Shut up! Make a deal!" became a very popular catchphrase. This line reminded me of the most recent sentence: "Love". Love is the eternal theme, I hope there will be less ironic process and more warm ending in real life.

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The Apartment quotes

  • C.C. Baxter: [Opens his bedroom door, tosses a pair of gloves in, and is about to step out, but he has seen Fran lying on the bed] All right, Miss Kubelik, get up.

    [No response from the unconscious Fran]

    C.C. Baxter: It's past checking-out time. The management would greatly appreciate it if you would get the hell out of here!

    [Still no response]

    C.C. Baxter: I used to like you. I used to like you a lot. But it's all over between us. So beat it!

    [No responss]

    C.C. Baxter: O-U-T, out!

    [No response]

    C.C. Baxter: C'mon, wake up!

    [Tries to drag her out, and she falls limp. Then he catches sight of the bottle of sleeping pills]

    C.C. Baxter: Oh, my God...!

  • Sheldrake's Wife: What is it, Jeff? Who's on the phone?

    J.D. Sheldrake: One of our employees had an accident. I don't know why they bother me with these things on Christmas day.