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The Lost Weekend streaming

1945 Movie United States Film-Noir, Drama 101 min Ages 8+

By: Billy Wilder With: Mary Young, Howard Da Silva, Doris Dowling, Frank Faylen, Jane Wyman

Don Birnam, long-time alcoholic, has been "on the wagon" for ten days and seems to be over the worst; but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother Wick and girlfriend Helen, he begins a four-day bender. In flashbacks we see past events, all gone wrong because of the bottle. But this bout looks like being his last...one way or the other.

Filmium rating

79%

Festival Achievements

Berlin International Film Festival 1990

Selections:

Retrospective 1990

Festival de Cannes 1946

Awards:

In Competition - Feature films • In Competition - Feature films

Mood

Dark

Desperate

Disturbing

Melancholic

Serious

Cast & Crew

Billy Wilder

Charles R. Jackson

Charles Brackett

Doris Dowling

Jane Wyman

Howard Da Silva

Ray Milland

Frank Faylen

Phillip Terry

Mary Young

Adaptation

Based On Novel

Budget

Mid-Budget

Cinematic Technique

Dramatic Close-Ups

Hidden Cameras

Immersive

Immersive Cinematography

Innovative

Location Shooting

Theremin Score

Film Movements

Film-Noir

Narrative Structure

Linear

Real-Time

Pace

Frantic

Intense

Slow-Burn

Slow-Paced

Unpredictable

Urgent

Runtime

Long Runtime

Soundtrack

Dramatic Score

Theremin

Style

Cinematic

Documentary Realism

Expressionistic

Film Noir

Realism

Realistic

Time-Period

1940S

Central Conflict

Addiction

Redemption

Self-Destruction

Characters

Alcoholic Writer

Brother

Girlfriend

Prostitute

Ending

Hopeful

Redemption

Self-Awareness

Historical Context

1940S

Post-World War Ii

Key Plot Points

Rehab Escape

Relapse

Suicide Attempt

Writing A Novel

Plot

Alcoholism

Battle With Addiction

Nyc Setting

Redemption

Self-Destruction

Setting

Alcoholic Ward

Midtown Manhattan

New York City

Realistic

Urban

Urban Environment

Shooting Location

New York City

Paramount Studios

Theme

Addiction

Redemption

Self-Destruction

Genre

Biographical

Drama

Film Noir

Film-Noir

Psychological

Psychological Thriller

Audiences

Adults

Drama Enthusiasts

Film Buffs

Film Enthusiasts

Mature Audiences

Titles

Das verlorene Wochenende

Días sin huella

Farrapo Humano

Forspildte dage

Hameno savvatokyriako

Het vergift

Le week-end perdu

The Lost Weekend

Tuhlattuja päiviä

Изгубеният уикенд

Потерянный уик-энд

うしなわれたしゅうまつ

醉乡遗恨

잃어버린 주말

Awards

Academy Award For Best Picture

Best Actor

Best Adapted Screenplay

Best Director

Box Office Success

High Grossing

Critical Reception

97% On Rotten Tomatoes

Powerful

Prescient

Festivals

Cannes Film Festival

Popularity

Critically Acclaimed

Ratings

8.4 Out Of 10

Reception

Academy Award Winner

Academy Awards

Box Office Success

Cannes Grand Prix

Critical Acclaim

Cultural Significance

National Film Registry

Oscar-Winning

Production Countries

United States

Release Year

1945

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