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The Lost Weekend (1945) Movie Information |
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Overall Rank: |
1489 |
Avg. Rating: |
2.87/4 |
# of Ratings: |
50 |
Genres: |
Mystery, Drama |
Rating: |
PG |
Language: |
English |
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Director: |
Billy Wilder |
Actors: |
Ray Milland
Jane Wyman
Howard Da Silva
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Plot Outline:
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A true alcoholic's life is followed for four days when he is on and off his binge drinking.
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Ryan Stephen M 04/13/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
3.5/4 |
The Lost Weekend is one of the darker Wilder movies that I have seen. The movie focuses on an alcoholic as his life is followed over a weekend. Dark or not, still a very good movie. |
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mitchellyoung 07/16/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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3/4 |
The film is at its best when it portrays the devastation and desperation of alcoholism through quieter and more intense scenes. Occasionally, the more dramatic scenes feel a little forced and over-the-top, but Billy Wilder's skill with wordplay and characterization make the film a relevant human portrayal of addiction that holds up today. |
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Essi Suomela 06/02/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
4/4 |
Beautifully written and melancholy story about alcoholism. This movie definitely deserves a place on the Top 250 list on imdb.com. |
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Ichabod Crane 03/11/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
3.5/4 |
A strong film that takes time to see the strengths of it, but pay attention and this film experience is an incredibly interesting one. It has a superb central performance by Ray Milland who brings all the right tention and intensity into the role as a troubled alcoholic. It is a powerful film about both alcoholism but also writer's block which Wilder right terrifically. Not quite a perfect film, but certainly a very powerful one. |
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12/09/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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The Lost Weekend review |
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I've read in an article that Al Pacino was inspired to be an actor by viewing this film. He was in awe with he acting ability of Milland. Performances were solid, writing was straightforward and message ever so clear. Not truly entertaining enough while some scenes albeit exaggerated. Story revolve around 3 distinct characters: Ray Milland as Don Birnam the alcoholic who wishes to write, Jane Wyman as Helen St. James who has been supportive and caring of Don and Phillip Terry as Wick Birnam, the brother who gets fed-up with Don's antics. The Lost Weekend may have been well acted and directed, it's overall output is left to be desired, unless the viewer enjoys hardcore drama and is a recovering alcoholic. Still, got to thank this film for producing one my personal favorite artists in... |
Rating of
2/4 |
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11/07/2007 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Review - The Lost Weekend (1945) |
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Don Birnam (Ray Milland) and his brother Wick (Phillip Terry) were going on a weekend out of town together, but all Don wanted to do was drink. His girlfriend Helen St. James (Jane Wyman) and Wick both knew he was a drunk, but nobody knew just how desperate Don could get in the Best Picture winning film, "The Lost Weekend."
Ray Milland delivers a brilliant performance, making you feel true sympathy for such an anti-hero. Jane Wyman also delivers a wonderful performance as Ray's counterpart. The whole ensemble is very disturbingly and almost uncomfortably real. It's hard for me to describe the acting because it just struck me as such great work.
The story alone of a man desperately grabbing for that last drink is so captivating and so emotional that I was drawn in from the moment it ... |
Rating of
3.5/4 |
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