The Lost Weekend
(USA 1945)
Billy Wilder: The Lost Weekend
Directed by: Billy Wilder
Screenplay: Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder, from a novel by Charles R. Jackson
Cast: Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, Phillip Terry, Howard Da Silva, Doris Dowling
Duration: 99 mins (original version)
Dates: December 4th 8:30 p.m.
Location: Kino 46, Waller Heerstr.46
A groundbreaking drama about an alcoholic writer suffering from writer´s block. Despite the grim subject matter, there are glimpses of Wilder´s biting wit and exemplary location work in New York´s Third Avenue district. Won Oscars for best film direction, screenplay and for its star Ray Milland, an example of brilliant casting.
 
 
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