The great folks at Kino Lorber under the division of KL Studio Classics are releasing the The Best Picture Oscar winner The Apartment on Blu-ray and I couldn't be happier.
The film follows C.C. “Bud” Baxter (Jack Lemmon) is a lowly Manhattan office drone with a lucrative sideline in renting out his apartment to adulterous company bosses and their mistresses. When Bud enters into a similar arrangement the firm’s personnel director, J.D. Sheldrake, his career prospects begin to look up… and up. But when he discovers that Sheldrake’s mistress is Fran Kubelik, the girl of his dreams, he finds himself forced to choose between his career and the woman he loves.
The Apartment is a brilliant piece of satire to say the least. Masterfully written and directed by Billy Wilder. And what can you say about the performance of Jack Lemmon... amazing as always. The supporting cast of Fred MacMurray, Shirley MacLaine, Ray Walston, David White, Edie Adams and Hope Holiday are a perfect addition. No wonder the film was nominated for 10 Academy awards and won of five for film editing, art direction, screenplay, director and best picture.
The film has been transferred in 1080p in 2.35:1 aspect ratio. There are two options for audio is a DTS-HD 2.0 and a DTS-HD 5.1 and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. The picture and audio quality is tremendous on Blu-ray. When examining this film with pervious DVD releases there is no comparison. This is truly a superior transfer. There is no signs of damage to the picture. But a beautiful copy of the film is not where this Blu-ray ends. Kino Lorber went above and beyond added some very cool bonus features to this release. Take a look at what is included.
* NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Joseph McBride, Author of Billy Wilder: Dancing on the Edge
This brand new Commentary track really is a great listen. Joseph McBride unpacks so much information in the track. you will probably need to listen to it twice. Great stuff.
* Audio Commentary by Film Historian Bruce Block
* Inside The Apartment: Documentary
A 30 minute film released in 2008 that take a look behind the scenes at the making of this classic. This is a great addition to this Blu-ray
* Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon
This is a 13 minute video feature from 2002 that takes a look at the genius of Jack Lemmon
* Theatrical Trailer
This Kino Lorber Blu-ray release is truly something special. A spectacular Blu-ray release filled with bonus features, for an amazing award winning film. Truly stuff of legend!
Watch The Trailer Below:
The Apartment is available on Blu-ray and special 4K editions. So if you love Jack Lemmon and Billy Wilder as much as I do, this new release is an absolute must own! Head over to Amazon and order your copy today. You won't be disappointed.
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