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'Bud' Baxter (Jack Lemon) works
for an insurance company in New York and throughout his career he has seen
the slow process of few people advancing within the company.
However, Bud has found the quick way for professional success and progress
as he lends out his apartment to his superiors. The apartment
functions as a love nest for his bosses as they can continue
their secret love affairs unhindered . Regularly Bud has to return late at
night as his superiors are leaving his apartment after a rendezvous with a
mistress. This is wearing out Bud both emotionally and physically as
he must clean up the mess and deal with the neighbors gossip. When
the head of the company wants to borrow his key to his apartment he does not
only advance his career, he also discovers the woman of his life.
But it comes with a price as he must chose between his career and love.
Billy Wilder is canny as he crafts this story about Bud and the escapades around his apartment. There are two factors that Wilder uses that make the film readily available for a large audience. First Wilder tells a story which people can relate to and second he makes it a comedy, which makes people laugh. These two simple steps are fundamental for a successful film. In addition, Wilder displays his remarkable storytelling skills as he creates this comedy with serious undertones similar to some of William Shakespeare's comedies and this offers depth and makes this film also a good one. In the end, Wilder leaves the audience with a first class story that offers a brilliant cinematic experience as it leaves the audience with a message.
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| BY KIM ANEHALL – 8/2/2003 | |
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