As part of our Every Best Picture series, long-time friend of the show Pierce Conran finally joins us to discuss Billy Wilder’s absolutely delightful winner from 1960, starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine. What follows is a rambling, at times chaotic, but hopefully fascinating conversation about the film, its themes, its portrait of modern city life, and how it fits into Wilder’s celebrated and wide-ranging career.


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