Thursday 5 December 2024 (Week 8), 5.30pm
Pichette Auditorium, Pembroke College
Tickets are free and the event is open to all. Please sign up via Eventbrite.
Join the TORCH Rent Cultures Network for an end-of-term screening of The Apartment: Billy Wilder's classic film about love, corporate culture, and the meaning and value of home. Set between Christmas Eve and New Year, The Apartment is both romance and social critique, and perfectly balances comedy with tragedy. First released in 1960, and starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine, it is widely considered to be one of the finest films ever made. The evening will include a discussion about the ways in which The Apartment speaks to the themes of our network: rent, housing, and urban life.
Content warning: Please be aware that this film addresses suicide.
Should you have any accessibility needs, please let us know at rentcultures@torch.ox.ac.uk. For more information about the Rent Cultures Network, visit our website. We'd love to hear from you if you're interested in our work. We look forward to seeing you there!
Rent Cultures Network, TORCH Networks
