"Those summers saved my life": this line is very important in the film. The film is a Ridley Scott, A Good Year. How many of us don't feel the same, saved by some moments of our distant childhood? A special relationship, a grandmother, a grandfather... for Jack it was uncle Henry. Long conversations, laughter, empathy among the older and the very young. The best treasures are hidden in our hearts. So, the choice is clear: "life" over "money".
Billy Wilder knew that. The Apartment is about that. The juice of a good comedy: it's about real life and real people doing their best to deal with their circumstances. And remember, you don't need much to make a party.
Woody Allen makes comedies based on our needs, obsessions, fears, dreams and the complexity of relationships.
This is Manhattan (1979) in black and white. A daring (and hilarious) masterpiece. Actors, characters, streets, museums, buildings and bridges, all sheltered in Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.
