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Taking on the takers, by getting took – A review of The Apartment, Billy Wilder, 1960
This multi-faceted comedy is a great watch. Directed by a champion of Golden Age filmmaking, Billy Wilder, a melancholic fog provides the underlay to this comedic structure, confronting the topics of extra-marital affairs, suicide and manipulation. C.C Baxter, played by Jack Lemmon is a straight-laced, motivated office worker, who in his ambitious naiveté lets out…
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