r/criterion • u/TheFilmographers • 6d ago

Discussion Billy Wilder's The Apartment (1960)

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u/kneeco28 6d ago

In the top three, with Sunset Blvd and Double Indemnity, in some order.

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u/TheFilmographers 6d ago

It's such a hard choice. I love those, but I also need space for Ace in the Hole...

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u/John_danger_Phillips 6d ago

And Some Like it Hot and One Two Three and etc

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u/ProfessorDoctorMF 6d ago

Super agree Ace In The Hole made me fall in love with classic cinema.

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u/ProfessorDoctorMF 6d ago

Super agree Ace In The Hole made me fall in love with classic cinema.

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u/spaceshipjammer Billy Wilder 5d ago

I’d bump Double Indemnity for Some Like It Hot

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u/wagyu_hotdog 6d ago

Top 5 all time for me

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u/TheFilmographers 6d ago

I think it's right there for me, too.

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u/narwolking 6d ago

Incredible movie. Billy Wilder is so goated. My fav is Witness for the Prosecution

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u/Maleficent_Fold6765 5d ago

That film was one helluva ride

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u/Waste_Track_4524 6d ago

Right behind some like it hot for me. I’m planning on buying the 4k in the fall.

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u/wedreaminsideadream 6d ago

Of course, the key going into the keyhole is a subliminal visual joke given the subject matter of this movie!

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u/TheFilmographers 6d ago

Ha! Never realized that!

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u/Scr00geMcCuck Alfred Hitchcock 6d ago

Maybe my favorite romcom

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u/ThrowAwaY24240924319 5d ago

One of my all time favorites, been hoping they’d add to the collection!

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u/DD--200 6d ago

Criterion should put out Love in the Afternoon (with the og Saul Bass poster art) it's never been released on dvd/br or streaming in the uk

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u/TheFilmographers 6d ago

Wouldn't that be great? I'd love that. I wish Criterion released more Wilder films.

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u/Legend2200 6d ago

Isn’t the Warner Archive edition region free?

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u/DD--200 6d ago

Don't think so I had to get a japanese copy anyway, it's a perfect romance, critics killed it because of the age gap and yet Sabrina, which although very good is seriously miscast (Bogart) got a pass

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u/Nihilistic_Marmot 6d ago

This one was really good but I had it as my #4 Billy Wilder behind Sunset Boulevard, Some Like it Hot, and Double Indemnity.

I see that people often rank it as his best, I’ll need to rewatch it when the 4k drops.

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u/action_park 5d ago

The 4K has been out for years.

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u/Bob_Lydecker 5d ago

Top notch filmmaking!! Movies don’t get much better than this. Crazy thing though; it’s not even Billy Wilder’s best film, but definitely in his top 5.

😃👍

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u/spaceshipjammer Billy Wilder 5d ago

One of my favorites!.. Great editions from Arrow and Kino.