Days of Wine and Roses (1962)

Academy Awards, USA
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1963	Won	Oscar	Best Music, Original Song Henry Mancini (music) Johnny Mercer (lyrics) For the song "Days of Wine and Roses"
	Nominated	Oscar	Best Actor in a Leading Role Jack Lemmon
			Best Actress in a Leading Role Lee Remick
			Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White Joseph C. Wright George James Hopkins
			Best Costume Design, Black-and-White Donfeld

Warner Bros.
Directed by Blake Edwards
My rating: 3.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Bros.)

Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick give remarkable performances as an ordinary couple who become alcoholics. Lemmon introduces her to drinking by way of a chocolate concoction, which over time leads to more drinking and eventually a way of life. Lemmon ends up in a straightjacket not once but twice until he finds AA. Remick, on the other hand, refuses to admit she has a problem and seems a lost cause. She is given a last chance, but apparently alcohol is more important than her husband and child. Wonderful black and white photography by Philip Lathrop incorporates some subtle, and not so subtle, symbolism. Just as good, if not better, than its more famous predecessor, The Lost Weekend.