The Apartment

Historically speaking, as a teacher I found it was a responsibility to introduce students to black and white film from our past. So many keys to our past are left out of the classroom. Many films have layers to them that help us understand the roots of racism, sexism, and class struggles. The movie, The Apartment was made in 1960. The movie was written and directed by Billy Wilder. Similar to Rod Serling's struggles against censorship, Billy Wilder had a way of discussing social issues under the ruse of comedy. The roots of the male crisis can be found in this very provocative movie. I highly recommend this classic. If you have cable, you can sometimes see this movie on TMC.