The desperate life of a chronic alcoholic is followed through a four day drinking bout.
The Lost Weekend
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. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
The unsuccessful writer Don Birnham is an alcoholic. Only his brother Wick and girlfriend Hele! n managed to keep him sober for 10 days and plan a little vacation on the countryside for the weekend. But Don manages to send them both away the evening before. Alone at home, without any money, he's desperate for something to drink. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
Genres: Drama
Release year: 1945
ليست هناك تعليقات:
إرسال تعليق