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The Apartment ()

L'appartement (original title)
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A recently engaged man sees a former lover and becomes obsessed with meeting her again.

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  • Won 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win & 3 nominations.
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Alice
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Max Mayer
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Lucien
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Lisa
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Muriel
Olivier Granier ...
Daniel
Paul Pavel ...
Jeweller
Nelly Alard ...
Madeleine
Bruno Leonelli ...
Alain Beccaria
Tateo Isaizaki ...
Japanese Businessman
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Japanese Interpreter
Ricardo Mateo ...
Cafe Waiter
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Barman
Bruno Fernández Vella ...
Video Technician
Juan Carlos Martín Alonso ...
Video Technician
Claude Hirch ...
Video Technician
Hervé Jakubowicz ...
Video Sales
Oury Milshtein ...
Receptionist
Roger Patrice Bernard ...
Room Service
Vanessa Soboul ...
Josiane
Sandra Gayarre ...
Shoe salesperson
Marcel Godot ...
Hotel Manager
André Haber ...
Priest
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Theatre Actor
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Theatre Actess (as Photini Papadodima)
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Theatre Actor
Michel Bompoil ...
Director
Michèle Rème ...
Theatre Secretary
Jorge Bosch ...
Bernard
Eva Ionesco ...
Woman at Travel Agency
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Diane Calma ...
(uncredited)
César Chiffre ...
Enfant (uncredited)

Directed by

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Gilles Mimouni

Written by

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Gilles Mimouni ... ()

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Georges Benayoun ... producer
Mate Cantero ... associate producer
Elisabeth Deviosse ... executive producer
Yves Marmion ... associate producer
Stéphane Sorlat ... associate producer

Music by

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Peter Chase

Cinematography by

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Thierry Arbogast

Editing by

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Caroline Biggerstaff
Françoise Bonnot

Editorial Department

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Yvan Lucas ... color timer
Isabelle Manquillet ... trainee assistant editor
Isabelle Proust ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Gigi Akoka

Production Design by

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Philippe Chiffre

Set Decoration by

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Corinne Lafaille

Costume Design by

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Laurence Heller

Makeup Department

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Lourdes Briones ... makeup artist
John Nollet ... hair stylist
Luca Oblach ... head makeup artist

Production Management

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Eric Bassoff ... post-production manager
Bruno Coulon ... unit manager
Patrice Poupard ... unit manager
Jacques Scarrone ... unit production manager
Ana Vila ... production manager

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Marta de Benito ... assistant director
Hervé Jakubowicz ... assistant director
Bernard Pujolar ... assistant director
Luc Riff ... assistant director
Sylvie Zade-Routier ... assistant director

Art Department

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Carlos Ferrer ... construction manager
José Matos ... construction coordinator

Sound Department

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Vincent Arnardi ... re-recording mixer
Eric Chevallier ... sound recordist
Jacques Descomps ... recorder
Eric Devulder ... sound
Thierry Lebon ... re-recording mixer
Stephane Lioret ... boom operator
Jacques Thomas-Gérard ... sound mixer
Vincent Tulli ... sound effects
Ken Yasumoto ... assistant sound editor

Special Effects by

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Reyes Abades ... special effects
Yves Domenjoud ... special effects supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department

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Gil Fontbonne ... key grip
Carlos Parra ... electrician
Nicolas Sommermeyer ... best boy grip
Alberto Torrecilla ... additional electrician

Casting Department

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Hervé Jakubowicz ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Laurence Heller ... costumes

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Max is on his way to Tokyo. He lives in Paris and likes to flirt but has decided to get married. By chance, he seems to have seen Lisa, his greatest love, in a cafe. Max forgets everything, his trip to Tokyo and his fiance. Obsessed with meeting Lisa he finds out where she lives and hides in the apartment. However, a different girl, called Alice, finds Max in the flat. Alice looks quite similar to Lisa, and they have sex. To complicate matters further, Alice is also the girlfriend of Max's buddy Lucien and Lisa is followed by an older man. Written by Gerhard Windecker

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Taglines A place where passion and destiny meet. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Flash-back (El apartamento) (Spain)
  • L'appartamento (Italy)
  • The Apartment (Philippines, English title)
  • The Apartment (Egypt, English title)
  • The Apartment (Canada, English title)
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  • 116 min
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Trivia The play that features Lisa and Alice is 'A Midsummer's Night Dream' by William Shakespeare. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Episode dated 12 February 1997 (1997). See more »
Soundtracks Same kind of woman See more »
Quotes Lisa: Do you often stalk people?
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