Days of Wine and Roses
“From the days of wine and roses, finally comes a night like this.”
Director: Blake Edwards
Producer: Martin Manulis
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.
Where to watch?
Rent
Data source: JustWatch
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Reviews
9.0John Chard
February 8, 2017
It's as true to life as a vodka martini. The above quote is from director Blake Edwards, it's taken from the highly recommended commentary track he provides on the DVD for this excellent and compelling piece of work. Joe is a social drinker but he's social all the time, during one of his arranged parties for a cl…
9.0barrymost
September 30, 2019
This is an intriguing, heavy drama about the downward spiral into alcoholism, and how it irrevocably tore apart the lives of one man and his wife. I have some respect for Blake Edwards, having seen this, as I previously had a low opinion of him after seeing The Pink Panther, which to this day I do not understand why i…
7.0CinemaSerf
November 19, 2024
What a departure for Jack Lemmon this is! Together with the also Oscar nominated Lee Remick, they offer us a really gripping performance. She ("Kirsten") is a tea-total secretary who is introduced to one of the PR guys "Joe" at a boat party. After a bit of a sticky start, she starts to warm to him and they begin to dat…