Days of Wine and Roses (1962) | |
| Director(s) | Blake Edwards |
| Producer(s) | Martin Manulis |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Top Topics | Alcohol, Based on Play |
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Days of Wine and Roses Overview:
Days of Wine and Roses (1962) was a Romance - Drama Film directed by Blake Edwards and produced by Martin Manulis.
SYNOPSIS
Biting drama about a young couple's struggle with alcoholism. Edwards gives Lemmon plenty of room - the production is more naturalistic than the original teleplay - and he makes the best of it. Excellent score by Mancini, and the title song became a hit.
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Academy Awards 1962 --- Ceremony Number 35 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Jack Lemmon | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Lee Remick | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Joseph Wright; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins | Nominated |
| Best Costume Design | Don Feld | Nominated |
| Best Music - Song | Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer | Won |
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Days of Wine and Roses (1962): Alcoholics Anonymous
By 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 9, 2019 From 4 Star FilmsI had always heard Days of Wine and Roses was shown to members of AA. It’s no small coincidence the co-founder Bill Wilson served as a technical advisor. But I never realized how integral it is to the very integrity of the plot. Jack Lemmon had the penchant for playing lovable losers — t... Read full article
The Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
By Beatrice on Aug 20, 2017 From Flickers in TimeThe Days of Wine and Roses Directed by Blake Edwards Written by J.P. Miller 1962/USA Jalem Productions First viewing/Netflix rental Love story meets horror story in this well-acted drama about alcoholism and its consequences. Joe Clay (Jack Lemmon) works as a Public Relations man. ?It is the age ... Read full article
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
By Rhonda0731 on Jan 17, 2015 From Smitten Kitten VintageOriginally posted on the motion pictures: Joe Clay (Jack Lemmon) is a public relations man, a dedicated worker at a firm in San Francisco. He?s also a heavy drinker, even drinking on the job. Joe meets Kirsten Arnesen (Lee Remick), a secretary for one of his clients ? and a teetotaler. She prefers c... Read full article
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
By Lindsey on Jan 17, 2015 From The Motion PicturesJoe Clay (Jack Lemmon) is a public relations man, a dedicated worker at a firm in San Francisco. He’s also a heavy drinker, even drinking on the job. Joe meets Kirsten Arnesen (Lee Remick), a secretary for one of his clients — and a teetotaler. She prefers chocolate over liquor. It may s... Read full article
DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES.
By Crystal Kalyana on Oct 28, 2014 From In The Good Old Days Of Classic HollywoodTonight I watched “Days Of Wine And Roses” for the first time. I’ve had the DVD sitting on my shelf for a long time now. Considering I’ve never been a fan of Lee Remick, granting the fact that I’ve hardly made a dent in her filmography, I was reluctant to watch it, but ... Read full article
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Quotes from
Joe Clay: I walked by Union Square Bar. I was going to go in. Then I saw myself - my reflection in the window - and I thought, "I wonder who that bum is?" And then I saw it was me. Now look at me. I'm a bum. Look at me! Look at you. You're a bum. Look at you. And look at us. Look at us. C'mon look at us! See? A couple of bums.
Kirsten Arnesen Clay: Thanks for the compliment, but I know how I look. This is the way I look when I'm sober. It's enough to make a person drink, wouldn't you say? You see, the world looks so dirty to me when I'm not drinking. Joe, remember Fisherman's Wharf? The water when you looked too close? That's the way the world looks to me when I'm not drinking.
Joe Clay: Well, anything worth having is worth suffering for, isn't it?
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Facts about
The film's title comes from the poem "Vitae Summa Brevis" by Ernest Dowson: "They are not long, the days of wine and roses: / Out of a misty dream / Our path emerges for a while, then closes / Within a dream." Dowson also wrote the poem from which the title Gone with the Wind came.
Jack Lemmon's and Lee Remick's San Francisco residence is located at 1800 Pacific Avenue between Franklin and Gough Street.
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