"Peachy Apartment" 1960 Oscar Best Picture, Best Director (Billy Wilder). Jack Lemmon is a small clerk in a large company in New York. His single apartment is often used by the company's executives as a place for rendezvous. He also has the opportunity to be promoted quickly and become the second youngest executive in their company. The first youngest is the grandson of the chairman. A girl he loves is having an affair with his immediate boss and tries to commit suicide in his apartment after being cheated on. Jack finally plucked up the courage to confess to the girl, and finally resigned from the company, and the two went on to a new life. Two hours of film, lighthearted, and the last two minutes transformed into a happy ending. At that time, cheap hotels in the United States had not yet emerged, and apartments in prime locations were not easy to find. The whole story was logical and clear, and the actors performed very naturally. But in reality, the film is a tragedy. The apartment is just a metaphor for climbing up in an institution where everyone is a screw, and sometimes dignity is the price. Jack sold her self-esteem in exchange for promotion. She was active. Shirley MacLean deceived herself, thinking that what she paid was love, but in the eyes of men, her body was only worth $100. When they hope to regain their self-esteem and be a good person, they can only pay the price of career or life. The director arranged a happy ending, but in real life, I am afraid no one will arrange it. Works from 60 years ago are still relevant today. Girls with short hair are beautiful.
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