Days Of Wine And Roses
Joe Clay is a top-notch public relations man. Anything a client wants Joe can arrange for them, whether it be dancing girls or an article in a prominent magazine. Part of the job however is drinking and Joe's ability to consume alcohol seems boundless. When he meets the very pretty Kirsten Arnasen, she prefers chocolate to alcohol but Joe has a solution to that in the form of a Brandy Alexander (made up of brandy and creme de cocoa). They eventually marry but their love is insufficient to prevent them from the downward spiral that alcohol brings to them. They try desperately to break the habit but continually relapse until only one of them manages to break free.
14 October 1953, Los Angeles, California, USA
21 November 1924, New York City, New York, USA
16 June 1907, Malden, Massachusetts, USA
12 June 1928, Oakland, California, USA
May 31, 1894 in Redondo Beach, California, USA
25 March 1957, Los Angeles, California, USA
1 January 1891, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (1889, often given in error)
November 22, 1912 in Gustine, Texas, USA
23 February 1924, Los Angeles, California, USA
21 January 1915, Manhattan, New York, USA
October 07, 2005
Hollywood doesn't make 'em like this anymore.April 30, 2007
Except for the (fake) ending, this is one of Hollywood's best films about the devastating effects of alcoholism, going beyond Wilder's Lost Weekend, and proficiently helmed by Blake Edwards just before the Pink Panther films changed completely his careerMarch 22, 2008
Grim, strong drama about alcoholism with Lemmon and Remick's stellar work.