Days of Wine and Roses

Days of Wine and Roses

1963 · 117 min · EN · 7.5 (166 votes)
Dir. Blake Edwards · Starring Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Charles Bickford, Jack Klugman, Alan Hewitt, Tom Palmer · Music Henry Mancini

From the days of wine and roses, finally comes a night like this.

DramaRomance

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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This is a raw, unflinching look at addiction's destructive power, tracing a love story's descent into shared ruin. It's a devastating portrayal of codependency and the slow erosion of hope, leaving a profound sense of loss.

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