Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine gave career-making performances in the Oscar-winning classic, The Apartment, from Billy Wilder, about a workplace romance of uncommon sophistication. It went on to inspire the Broadway musical Promises, Promises. Saturday, Dec. 11, at 4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 12, at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 14, at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 15, at 9 p.m., and Thursday, Dec. 16, at 9 p.m. AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring. Tickets are $10 general admission. Call 301-495-6720 or visit afi.com/Silver.
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