Betsy at 2011-10-04 14:46:00:
The Apartment is THE BEST!! What every rom-com should aspire to be :-) This is such a great moment of exposition because in just a few seconds, we not only get a little more insight into Fran's character, but more importantly, Bud recognizes the compact from his apartment and hence realizes Fran has been having an affair with his boss. So simple yet so heartbreaking for lonely Bud, who thought he was finally getting somewhere with Fran, and played so perfectly by Jack Lemmon in the film.