Pros: Ray Milland, Script, Supporting Cast, Cinematography, Score, Direction Cons: Depressing subject but extremely well done
The Lost Weekend (1945) “Delirium is a disease of the night.” Bim Paramount didn’t want to make a film that depicted such a depressing subject, thinking it would be a sure loser, but Director Billy Wilder persuaded them to ...
It was 1944 when Billy Wilder picked up Charles Jackson’s novel, The Lost Weekend. That same year had just seen him join the Hollywood A-list with his 7 Oscar nominated Double Indemnity, albeit without a win. One year later his reputation would be ...
Pros: Ray Milland, an honesty about alcoholism, some trademark Wilder wit. Cons: relentlessly grim (for its time), tacked-on happy ending,
The Best Picture winner of 1945 was one of Billy Wilder’s first huge successes, as well as being a watershed of sorts for what subjects could be allowed on the screen. The Lost Weekend was a hard-hitting expose of alcoholism, and while many people...
Pros: Acting, direction, lead role, supporting cast, music score, cinematography Cons: Slight dating around the edges and as cheerful as tax time.
Alcoholism has been seen on movies for a very long time. Many people just haven’t realized it because it was never something to care much for. Drinking was often the stuff of comedy. This was because most of what we saw about it was the effects while...
Pros: gritty, real picture of alcoholism as disease Cons: somewhat dated, stereotypical feminine enabler role
Billy Wilder's classic drama "The Lost Weekend" is notable in more ways than one. Released in 1947, audiences at the time weren't sure how to react to this searing, brutal, honest portrait of an alcoholic. Message pictures were few and far...
Pros: realistic, acting, Billy Wilder Cons: hard to enjoy, ending
I hate alcoholism. It’s something that just creeps me out. Whether TV or reality, I’ve always hated seeing people unable to go on without having a drink. Watching “The Lost Weekend” is both a painful and enjoyable experience. Why enjoyable? It’s a...
Pros: It addresses a problem that is just as valid today as it was then. Cons: Some viewers may fail to recognize addiction as such, confusing it with strictly alcoholism.
The Lost Weekend isn't a movie to either enjoy or not enjoy. It's a cold hard slice of reality to be FELT. In 1945, when this movie was released, the major form of substance abuse (the politically correct way of saying addiction) was alcohol....
Pros: cast, direction, script Cons: story and characters are depressing, sometimes exaggerated
Many films have been made about alcoholism, but surely one of the best is "The Lost Weekend". Billy Wilder directed the drama, and Ray Milland played the lead. Milland was not the director's first choice, but several other actors had turned...
Ray Milland is an alcoholic who has been off-the-wagon for a while but nevertheless still hears the sirens of booze calling him. Then, when left on his own devices for a weekend Don goes on a bender.
The Best Picture of 1945 has lost none of its bite or power in this uncompromising look at the devastating effects of alcoholism. Ironically, this bri...More at Buy.com Marketplaces
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