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Days of Wine and Roses

1963 · 117 min

A slow, sobering descent into addiction that is painful to watch yet impossible to turn away from, anchored by raw performances.

Tagline
From the days of wine and roses, finally comes a night like this.
Overview
An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman, whom he systematically addicts to booze so they can share his "passion" together.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • love
  • grief
  • family
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Blake Edwards
Written by
J.P. Miller
Starring
Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Charles Bickford, Jack Klugman, Alan Hewitt, Tom Palmer, Debbie Megowan, Maxine Stuart
Music
Henry Mancini
Cinematography
Philip H. Lathrop
Runtime
117 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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