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The Lost Weekend

Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, Philip Terry Dir: Billy Wilder

wogma rating: Buy the DVD already ^(?)

quick review: One of the only two films to have won the Best Picture at the Oscars and the Palme De Or (Golden Palm) at Cannes Film Festival, The Lost Weekend captures four days in the life of a chronic alcoholic, desperate to get his fix. With a creepy background score and inventive dialogues, writer-director Billy Wilder evocatively captures the helplessness of a struggling writer who cannot help but be lured to the depths of addiction before he begins penning his novel.

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Plot Summary

Highly dissatisfied with his life, struggling writer Don Birnam (Ray Milland) is an alcoholic for a long time. His brother Wick (Phillip Terry) and girlfriend Helen St James (Jane Wyman) manage to keep him sober for ten days, but he makes arrangements to get away from them, on a self-destructive trip.

The Lost Weekend - Movie Details

Producer: Charles Brackett
Director: Billy Wilder
Lead Cast: Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, Philip Terry
Supporting Cast: Howard Da Silva, Doris Dowling
Story: Based on a novel by Charles R Jackson
Screenplay: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder
Cinematography: John F Seitz
Music Director: Miklos Rozsa
Running time: 101 minutes
Reviewer: Arcopol Chaudhuri
Categories: Hollywood
Genres: Noir, Social

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Readers' Ratings

2 readers have given The Lost Weekend an average rating of 4/5.0. 1 yays, 0 nays, 1 so-so. See all reader reviews »

Comments (2)

Raman Aurora:

Where can I watch this movie?

posted 1 year, 5 months ago Raman Aurora has given this movie a So-So . Raman Aurora has posted 8 comments and has rated 7 movies. See Raman Aurora's page for more details.

Arcopol:

Raman, you can buy/rent the DVD. This link should help. http://www.enlighten.co.in/?main=enlighten_dvd

posted 1 year, 5 months ago Arcopol has given this movie a Thumbs up . Arcopol has posted 5 comments and has rated 3 movies. See Arcopol's page for more details.