The Apartment
1996 · Movie · R · 116 min · ★ 6.8 · 81% critics
A man on the verge of marriage thinks he spots the great love he lost years ago and abandons his plans to chase a trail of clues across Paris. As he digs deeper, shifting timelines and chance encounters pull him into a tangled romantic mystery where obsession, jealousy, and mistaken connections blur what’s real.
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Details
- Original title
- L'Appartement
- Years
- 1996
- Release date
- 1996-07-27
- Language
- French
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (247 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a sexy, puzzle-like romantic mystery that rewards close attention and keeps shifting your assumptions; Not for you if you dislike nonlinear stories, ambiguity, or confusing flashbacks like a darker Vertigo.
Pros: intriguing romantic mystery; strong performances; twisty, rewatchable setup | Cons: confusing flashbacks; uneven pacing; ending frustrates some
Themes
- infidelity
- paris, france
- obsession
- flirt
- fiancé
- marriage
- love
- tokyo, japan
- cafe
- voyeur
- red shoes
Cast & crew
Romane Bohringer
as Alice
Vincent Cassel
as Max
Monica Bellucci
as Lisa
Jean-Philippe Écoffey
as Lucien
Olivier Granier
as Daniel
Sandrine Kiberlain
as Muriel
Paul Pavel
as Jeweller
- NA
Nelly Alard
as Madeleine
- BL
Bruno Leonelli
as Alain Beccaria
- TI
Tateo Isaizaki
as Japanese Businessman
Directed by Gilles Mimouni