The Apartment
by Gilles Mimouni
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Actor: Jean-Philippe ?coffey, Monica Bellucci, Romane Bohringer, Sandrine Kiberlain, Vincent CasselDirector: Gilles Mimouni
Brand: Lions Gate
Cinematographer: Thierry Arbogast
Writer: Gilles Mimouni
Producer: Elisabeth Deviosse
Producer: Georges Benayoun
Producer: Mate Cantero
Producer: St?phane Sorlat
Producer: Yves Marmion
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 116 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-08-22
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Lions Gate
Movie Reviews of The Apartment
Movie Review: Not much of a bargain
Summary: 2 Stars
I'd been kind of hemming and hawing for years about whether to pick up the French DVD of this; it's been out of print for a while and it's a little pricey. Somehow I missed the news that this had finally gotten a DVD release in the U.S., so when I stumbled on it in a store for about $10 I snatched it up without a second thought. That'll show me.
The transfer is not so hot, as others have said. The movie sort of looks as though it's been shot using diffusion filters, but in actual fact there are other DVD releases of this movie that have plenty of detail and sharpness, so something seems to be off here. It's not the worst-looking or -sounding DVD version of this movie out there, but it's far from the best.
What really drove me up the wall, though, were the English subtitles. I don't know if it's a Lionsgate thing or what, but this is the second foreign-language film of theirs I've gotten that has something wonky in that department. Their 'High Tension' DVD had subtitles that matched the dubbed dialogue instead of the French, and 'The Apartment' has a hearing-impaired subtitle track as the only option. Not only do you get the dialogue translated for you, but (English) song lyrics and prominent sound effects are described in text. Subtitles like this are a great option to have if you need them, but if you don't it gets maddening to see "[knock on door]," "[clatter]," "[car engine starts]" and every other thing you can imagine popping up onscreen every couple of minutes. I'll just be doing what I should have done in the first place and picking up the French disc.
Summary of The Apartment
Max, a young corporate hotshot, leaves his successful new world behind to search for his elusive lost love Lisa. His mad quest begins after he accidentally overhears Lisa's melodic voice speaking in the phone booth next door. But before he knows it, she is gone. Still, he is so elated that he abandons his plans, lies to his fiancee, and after leaving his luggage with his pal Lucien, sets off to find her. The hunt leads to a fabulous apartment, where he saves a girl from a suicide thinking that she is Lisa. But this girl, Alice is as drab and mousy as Max's Lisa is beautifully feline. Max becomes involved with Alice, unaware that she also dates Lucien.Meanwhile the real Lisa attempts to break free from her obsessive rich lover who may have murdered his wife. For this reason, she continues to avoid her apartment, which she has generously loaned to Alice. When these characters collide, the stage is set for a tragic denouement.Art House & International DVD Video
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