The Apartment
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Dorothy Abbott, Edie Adams, Fred MacMurray, Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine Brand: LEMMON,JACK Cinematographer: Joseph La Shelle Composer: Adolph Deutsch DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language) Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Picture Format: 2.35:1 Running Time: 125 minutes DVD Release Date: 2001-06-19 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: MGM (Video & DVD) |
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Movie Reviews of The Apartment
Movie Review: A CINEMATIC TREASURE GETS LOWLY TREATMENT ON DVD
Summary: 2 Stars
Legendary director, Billy Wilder?s "The Apartment" is one of those little jabs of tawdry pleasure that crop up every once in a while. It?s the tale of an overworked office jockey, C.C. Baxter (Jack Lemmon) who wants so desperately to gain access to the executive suite that he starts renting out his apartment to company executives that are having affairs with their secretaries. Baxter?s shy repartee with elevator operator, Fran Kubelik (Shirley MacLaine) seems promising enough for an office romance of his own. That is, until Baxter learns that Fran is in love with his boss, Jeff Sheldrake (Fred MacMurray). However, when Fran accepts that her affair with Jeff can go nowhere because he refuses to divorce his wife, she begins to realize her night in shining armor might not come with a key to the executive washroom, but is genuine and good for her nevertheless. MGM DVD has done a below average job of remastering this DVD. The 2:35:1 anamorphic picture exhibits overly harsh, digital characteristics that are wholly unflattering. Though the gray scale is well balanced, offering fine detail, there are excessive amounts of shimmering, edge enhancement and aliasing throughout. Shadow delineation and contrast levels during the night scenes are poorly rendered. The soundtrack is mono and strident. There are no extras.