Watched this extra on The Apartment DVD after the movie itself. It tells of Billy Wilder's getting the idea after seeing the film Brief Encounter and also discovering the scandal concerning the affair between an agent named Jennings Lang and actress Joan Bennett who was married to producer Walter Wanger at the time. Nice comments from surviving players Shirley MacLaine, Hope Holiday, Edie Adams, and Johnny Seven as well as the sons of screenwriter I.A.L. Diamond and Jack Lemmon (who resembles his dad). Very informative concerning the era and some of the controversy concerning the material presented during this period. So on that note, Inside 'The Apartment' gets a recommendation.
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Good Featurette
Michael_Elliott30 May 2018
Inside The Apartment (2008)
*** (out of 4)
This thirty-minute documentary is a celebration of Billy Wilder's THE APARTMENT and features interviews with Shirley MacLaine, Walter Mirisch, Hope Holiday, Johnny Seven, Edie Adams as well as Drew Casper, Robert Osborne and Molly Haskell among others. If you're a fan of THE APARTMENT then you'll enjoy this documentary as it at least gives you a good idea of what the production was like as well as several behind-the-scenes stories. I really enjoyed this for what it was, although there's no question that the film probably could have done with a much more detailed documentary. Still, there are plenty of very good stories told here including a certain Hollywood scandal that gave Wilder the idea for the picture. I really liked hearing about Wilder's directing style and his way of handling actors. There are very good stories told from those who worked on the film and the film historians do a nice job talking about the movie's place in history.
*** (out of 4)
This thirty-minute documentary is a celebration of Billy Wilder's THE APARTMENT and features interviews with Shirley MacLaine, Walter Mirisch, Hope Holiday, Johnny Seven, Edie Adams as well as Drew Casper, Robert Osborne and Molly Haskell among others. If you're a fan of THE APARTMENT then you'll enjoy this documentary as it at least gives you a good idea of what the production was like as well as several behind-the-scenes stories. I really enjoyed this for what it was, although there's no question that the film probably could have done with a much more detailed documentary. Still, there are plenty of very good stories told here including a certain Hollywood scandal that gave Wilder the idea for the picture. I really liked hearing about Wilder's directing style and his way of handling actors. There are very good stories told from those who worked on the film and the film historians do a nice job talking about the movie's place in history.
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