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Days Of Wine And Roses [1962]
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Dr Jacques COULARDEAU
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Brandy Alexander for all occasions, seasons and times
Review date: 2005-06-14 Rating: 10 out of 10
Alcoholism is a disease. Fine. And yet wrong. The disease is obsessivity, the fact that some people cannot live within satisfying an obsession of some kind. And I am afraid everyone has a degree of obsessivity that could lead to a catastrophe in many situations. The problem is the object of this obsessivity. It is dangerous if it is excessive and aiming at an object that destroys your willpower, your selfcontrol, your selfesteem. It can be alcohol. It can be tobacco. It can be eating. It can be coffee or tea or any spft drink. It can be any illicit drug. It can be any medical and legal drug. It can be work. It can be absolutely anything. Many of those things are not dangerous but some can be deadly both for the person concerned by the obsession and for the people around the person. Fast driving is just the same. And this obessivity becomes dangerous when one is addicted to the object of the obsession. Addiction is the worst thing that may happen to a sane person. But don't forget that addiction, any addiction is rooted in the deepest layers of one's personality, in his or her deepest past, in her or his most intimate experiences. There are only two ways to deal with such a problem. Either to look for the real deeper cause and solve the problem there, if it is solvable, or to keep away from the object of the obsession, in this case alcohol, and that cannot be achieved without the help of people around you. Alcoholism is the derangement of a personality in a social environment and it can only be solved with the willpower of the person supported by the society around him or her. But we must always remember that one is no longer an alcoholic when he does not feel any desire to drink when confronted to the very object of this potential desire, i.e. alcohol. If he lives in a totally alcohol-free environment he may only be a sober alcoholic, and if he comes across alcohol again and accepts to be tempted the relapse is a hundred times worse than the first binge. One is healed when one can keep alcohol away even when alcohol is there is front of one's eyes. There is no merit not to fall to temptation if there is no temptation. At least that is what Milton used to think and I believe he was deeply right on this question.
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Reviews
a dark and entrancing film
Review date: 2004-08-06 Rating: 8 out of 10
Revisiting this film, having seen it last about 10 years ago, was refreshing to see that it still impressed me. It's the story of how a PR man with alcoholic tendencies (Jack Lemmon) meets, falls in love, marries and "corrupts" Lee Remick, and soon they're both alcoholics. Starting almost as a romantic comedy and turning bleaker every minute to an amazing ending: if you see it with someone you'll end up talking about what happens next. Blake Edwards directs it with a very good hand, his style closer to his previous "Breakfast at Tiffany's" rather than any of his later comedies. As for extras, the director provides a commentary track and there's a trailer and a vintage interview with Jack Lemmon. Warner Bros has put some care into the restoration and the picture looks amazing.
Lush u lush
Review date: 2004-02-16 Rating: 10 out of 10
Jack Lemmon & Lee Remick as the married couple, Jacks character as an Alcoholic turns his wife into an alcholic as well & she becomes worse than him!. The Scene where jack walks into a glass window is great!. ( Other movies which show Alcoholics -Lost Weekend- Ray Milland A Masterpiece!. Susan Hayward played an alcky twice -smash up & I'll cry tomorrow)
He Eventually beats alcoholism
Powerful authentic and beautiful
Review date: 2002-03-21 Rating: 10 out of 10
A bitter sweet portrayal of alcoholism which although filmed some 40 years ago in B&W remains fresh and contemporary.
A journey into the lives of Lemmon a fast-talking PR exec and his country gal young wife who struggle with alcoholism and the desperate search for filling the inner void. It contains a number of subtleties that are positioned with a great deftness- Remick's chocolate addiction, fleeting moments of Lemmon's insecurity and vulnerability, his quest to be liked by everyone and the masks they wear. These touches give the film a depth of credibility, which anyone who has encountered first hand alcoholism can relate to.
The film is a journey from the social drinking of the workplace, to the insanity of those final days where an alcoholic reaches their rock bottom.
The final scene is gut wrenching and yet very moving it will stay with me forever and is a reminder what cunning, baffling and powerful illness alcoholism is.
Still waiting for a better movie on addiction to be made.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Lee Remick
Jack Lemmon
Jack Klugman
Alan Hewitt
Charles Bickford
Creators:
Jack Lemmon (Primary Contributor)
Lee Remick (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
EAN: 7321900309295
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Black & White, PAL, Widescreen,
Release date: 2004-04-19
Number of discs: 1
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Audience rating: Parental Guidance
Region code: 2
Running time: 113 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1962-12-26
Language: English (Original Language)