The Apartment
Unit in building
A 1960 Billy Wilder film in which Jack Lemmon plays an office worker who lends his apartment to executives for their extramarital affairs.
The film won the Academy Award for Best Picture and established a template for bittersweet romantic comedy that mixes corporate cynicism with genuine pathos.
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- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- black-and-whiteWithout color gradations
- 1960sDecade after the fifties
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
Jack Lemmon · Shirley MacLaine · cinematography · director · set-design · editing · score · costume
Professional work location
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- corporateOf or relating to companies
- bossWorkplace superior
elevator · desk · insurance company · ambition · exploitation · affair · key · coworker
Romantic entanglement outside commitment
- loveIntense fond attachment
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- lonelinessState of lacking companions
intimacy · jealousy · unrequited · devotion · vulnerability · courtship · attraction · desire
Mockery exposing vice
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- witClever, inventive humor
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- timingArt of choosing moments
dark humor · screwball · dry · situational · awkward · absurd · tragicomedy · farce
Academy's golden award
- Best PictureCinema's supreme annual prize
- Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
- nominationFormal candidate selection
- Academy AwardTop Hollywood honor
trophy · accolade · victory · recognition · celebrated · prestigious · winning · honored
State of lacking companions
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
integrity · compromise · alienation · dignity · suicide · desperation · conformity · self-worth
Billy Wilder
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- black-and-whiteWithout color gradations
- 1960sDecade after the fifties
Jack Lemmon · Shirley MacLaine · Hollywood · cinematography · director · set-design · editing · score · costume · satire
office
Professional work location
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- corporateOf or relating to companies
boss · elevator · desk · insurance company · ambition · exploitation · affair · key · coworker · ladder-climbing
affair
Romantic entanglement outside commitment
- loveIntense fond attachment
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
loneliness · intimacy · jealousy · unrequited · devotion · vulnerability · courtship · attraction · desire · rendezvous
satire
Mockery exposing vice
timing · dark humor · screwball · dry · situational · awkward · absurd · tragicomedy · farce · punchline
Oscar
Academy's golden award
- Best PictureCinema's supreme annual prize
- Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
- nominationFormal candidate selection
Academy Award · trophy · accolade · victory · recognition · celebrated · prestigious · winning · honored · critically acclaimed
loneliness
State of lacking companions
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- ambitionDesire for achievement
redemption · integrity · compromise · alienation · dignity · suicide · desperation · conformity · self-worth · isolation
The Apartmentsingle-family home
Freestanding residential dwelling
detached house · house · mansion · estate · villa
The ApartmentMary Poppins
wholesome · heartwarming · triumphant · idealistic · innocent
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