History Film / DaysOfWineAndRoses

* TropaholicsAnonymous: The film was one of the first to show an alcoholic getting help with addiction through Alcoholics Anonymous.

From Creator/BlakeEdwards -- the creator of (future) comedy classics like ''Film/{{The Pink Panther|1963}}'', ''Film/TheGreatRace'' and, ''Film/TheParty'' -- comes this heartbreaking 1962 drama about the destructive nature of alcohol addiction. ''Days of Wine and Roses'' was adapted from a 1958 ''Playhouse 90'' teleplay and it stars Creator/JackLemmon and Lee Remick.

From Creator/BlakeEdwards -- creator of (future) comedy classics like ''Film/ThePinkPanther1963'', ''Film/TheGreatRace'' and, ''Film/TheParty'' -- comes this heartbreaking 1962 drama about the destructive nature of alcohol addiction. ''Days of Wine and Roses'' was adapted from a 1958 ''Playhouse 90'' teleplay and it stars Creator/JackLemmon and Lee Remick.

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Before ''Film/RequiemForADream'' became a hit by depicting [[DescentIntoAddiction substance abuse]] in a very disturbing way, ''Days of Wine and Roses'' [[UrExample already did it almost 40 years earlier]] though with less SurrealHorror.

From Creator/BlakeEdwards -- creator of (future) comedy classics like ''Film/ThePinkPanther'', ''Film/TheGreatRace'' and, ''Film/TheParty'' -- comes this heartbreaking 1962 drama about the destructive nature of alcohol addiction. ''Days of Wine and Roses'' was adapted from a 1958 ''Playhouse 90'' teleplay and it stars Creator/JackLemmon and Lee Remick.

Right before ''Film/RequiemForADream'' became a hit by depicting [[DescentIntoAddiction substance abuse]] in a very disturbing way, ''Days of Wine and Roses'' [[UrExample already did it almost 40 years earlier]] though with less SurrealHorror.

!!This movie contains examples of:

* LiteraryAllusionTitle: From Ernest Dowson's 1896 poem "Vitae Summa Brevis" (which Kirsten recites in-universe):

Joe Clay (Lemmon), a public-relations executive and "social drinker", [[BoyMeetsGirl meets Kirsten Arnesen]] (Remick), his boss's secretary. At first they don't get along very well, but after a date where Joe introduces the [[TheTeetotaler teetotaler]] Kirsten to alcohol, they get along each other very well. Eventually they get married, have a daughter and a supposedly comfortable life. Supposedly, because the stress in their lives prompts them to start drinking more frequently and is slowly beginning to affect their lives and everyone who is emotionally attached to them, including Kirsten's stern-but-loving father (Charles Bickford). [[FromBadToWorse Things start to go downhill from here.]]

Joe Clay (Lemmon), a public-relations executive and "social drinker", meets Kirsten Arnesen (Remick), his boss's secretary. At first they don't get along very well, but after a date where Joe introduces the [[TheTeetotaler teetotaler]] Kirsten to alcohol, they get along each other very well. Eventually they get married, have a daughter and a supposedly comfortable life. Supposedly, because the stress in their lives prompts them to start drinking more frequently and is slowly beginning to affect their lives and everyone who is emotionally attached to them, including Kirsten's stern-but-loving father (Charles Bickford). [[FromBadToWorse Things start to go downhill from here.]]

From the creator of (future) comedy classics like ''Film/ThePinkPanther'', ''Film/TheGreatRace'' and ''Film/TheParty'', Creator/BlakeEdwards, comes this heartbreaking 1962 drama about the destructive nature of alcohol addiction. ''Days of Wine and Roses'' was adapted from a 1958 ''Playhouse 90'' teleplay and it stars Creator/JackLemmon and Lee Remick.

From the creator of (future) comedy classics ''Film/ThePinkPanther'', ''Film/TheParty'' and ''Film/TheGreatRace'', Creator/BlakeEdwards, comes this heartbreaking 1962 drama about the destructive nature of alcohol addiction. ''Days of Wine and Roses'' was adapted from a 1958 ''Playhouse 90'' teleplay and it stars Creator/JackLemmon and Lee Remick.

Joe Clay (Lemmon), a public-relations executive and "social drinker", meets Kirsten Arnesen (Remick), his boss's secretary. At first they don't get along very well, but after a date where Joe introduces the [[TheTeetotaler teetotaler]] Kirsten to alcohol, they get along each other very well. Eventually they get married, have a daughter and a supposedly comfortable life. Supposedly, because the stress in their lives prompts them to start drinking more frequently and is slowly beginning to affect their lives and everyone who is emotionally attached to them, including Kirsten's father (Charles Bickford). [[FromBadToWorse Things start to go downhill from here.]]

Joe Clay (Lemmon), a public-relations executive and "social drinker", meets Kirsten Arnesen (Remick), his boss's secretary. At first they don't get along very well, but after a date where Joe introduces the [[TheTeetotaler {{teetotaler}}]] Kirsten to alcohol, they get along each other very well. Eventually they get married, have a daughter and a supposedly comfortable life. Supposedly, because the stress in their lives prompts them to start drinking more frequently and is slowly beginning to affect their lives and everyone who is emotionally attached to them, including Kirsten's father (Charles Bickford). [[FromBadToWorse Things start to go downhill from here.]]

Joe Clay (Lemmon), a public-relations executive and "social drinker", meets Kirsten Arnesen (Remick), his boss's secretary. At first they don't get along very well, but after a date where Joe introduces the {{teetotaler}} Kirsten to alcohol, they get along each other very well. Eventually they get married, have a daughter and a supposedly comfortable life. Supposedly, because the stress in their lives prompts them to start drinking more frequently and is slowly beginning to affect their lives and everyone who is emotionally attached to them, including Kirsten's father (Charles Bickford). [[FromBadToWorse Things start to go downhill from here.]]

[[BoyMeetsGirl Joe Clay, a "social drinker", meets Kirsten Arnesen, secretary of his boss.]] At first they don't get along very well but after a drunk night, where Joe introduces [[TheTeetotaler her to alcohol]], they get along each other very well. Eventually they get married, have a daughter and a supposed comfortable life. Supposed, because the stress in their lives prompt them to start drinking alcohol more frequently and is slowly beginning to affect their living and everyone who is emotionally attached to them including Kirsten's father. [[FromBadToWorse Things start to go downhill from here.]]

* DistractedByTheSexy: Trayner, while talking with Joe on the yacht.

* DramaticThunder: Accompanies the scene where Joe destroys the greenhouse looking for a hidden bottle.

* BittersweetEnding: Very, very bitter. Joe eventually gets sober, but Kirsten doesn't, and they break up.

* LiteraryAllusionTitle: From Ernest Dowson's 1896 poem "Vitae Summa Brevis" (which Joe recites in-universe):

From the creator of (future) comedy classics ''Film/ThePinkPanther'', ''Film/TheParty'' and ''Film/TheGreatRace'', Creator/BlakeEdwards, comes this heartbreaking drama about the destructive nature of alcohol addiction. ''Days of Wine and Roses'' is a 1962 film adapted from a 1958 ''Playhouse 90'' teleplay and it stars Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick.

From the creator of (future) comedy classics ''Film/ThePinkPanther'', ''Film/TheParty'' and ''Film/TheGreatRace'', Creator/BlakeEdwards, comes this heartbreaking drama about the destructive nature of alcohol addiction. '''''Days of Wine and Roses''''' is a 1962 film adapted from a 1958 ''Playhouse 90'' teleplay and it stars Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick.

* MistakenForProstitute: When Joe first meets Kirsten he mistakes her as part of the hired female "entertainment" at a client's yacht party.

* MistakenForProstitute: When Joe first meets Kirsten he mistakes her for part of the hired "entertainment" at a client's yacht party.