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Days of Wine and Roses
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, with music by Henry Mancini, and features Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Charles Bickford and Jack Klugman. The film depicts the downward spiral of two average Americans who succumb to alcohol use disorder and attempt to deal with their problems.
Plot
San Francisco public relations executive Joe Clay meets secretary Kirsten Arnesen. At first, he considers her to be brash and disrespectful, but he eventually begins dating her. Kirsten is a teetotaler until Joe introduces her to social drinking. She is initially reluctant, but after her first few Brandy Alexanders, she admits that having a drink makes her "feel good." Despite the misgivings of Kirsten's father, who runs a San Mateo landscaping business, they marry and have a daughter, Debbie.
More details
| author | JP Miller |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | San Francisco |
| director | Blake Edwards |
| editor | Patrick McCormack |
| events | alcoholism |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | addictive personality alcoholics anonymous brandy alexander confine date dedicate delirium tremens drink flash id liquor store meet misgive public relations sleep social drinking sponsor store owner teetotaler teetotalism three-martini lunch twelve-step program two-martini lunch |
| musicBy | Henry Mancini |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White |
| producer | Martin Manulis |
| productionCompany | Jalem Productions |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| theme | romantic drama |