I saw The Apartment tonight at the cinema. I'd seen it before, maybe just on tv, though, and not for decades.
It was - interesting. I mean, great filmmaking. But there were definitely issues. The film wouldn't have got made today. The story is misogynistic, none of the male characters had any redeeming qualities (aside from Jack Lemmon's late reverse).
The only likeable characters were women, but aside from the wonderful Shirley MacLaine, they barely featured.
Very much of its time, I guess
Patrick Hadfield
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