Days of Wine and Roses (1962)

Directed by

Blake Edwards

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 57m

Rated

15

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 213 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A married couple spirals into alcoholism, each trying and failing to stop drinking. It shows how their addiction destroys their jobs, their family, and their relationship. The story follows their repeated attempts to get sober.

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What happens

Days of Wine and Roses is a 1962 American romantic drama film directed by Blake Edwards with a screenplay by JP Miller adapted from his own 1958 Playhouse 90 teleplay of the same name. The film was produced by Martin Manulis in co-operation with Lemmon's Jalem Productions (the first for his independent film production company), with music by Henry Mancini, and stars Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick, with supporting roles by Charles Bickford and Jack Klugman. The film depicts the downward spiral of two average Americans who succumb to alcoholism and their repeated attempts to deal with their problems. An Academy Award went to the film's theme music, composed by Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The film received four other Oscar nominations, including Best Actor and Best Actress. In 2018, Days of Wine and Roses was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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