The days of wine and roses
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The days of wine and roses |
| Original title | Days of Wine and Roses |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1962 |
| length | 117 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Blake Edwards |
| script | JP Miller |
| production | Martin Manulis |
| music | Henry Mancini |
| camera | Philip Lathrop |
| cut | Patrick McCormack |
| occupation | |
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The days of wine and roses , also known as Stronger than All Reason (Original title: Days of Wine and Roses ), is an American drama directed by Blake Edwards from 1962. The film is based on the script for the television film of the same name, which aired on the 1958 television game series Playhouse 90 and earned screenwriter JP Miller an Emmy nomination. It ran in German cinemas on June 14, 1963.
action
Joe Clay, who works for a New York advertising agency, meets a woman named Kirsten and falls in love with her. The two get married, have a child and lead a completely normal life. But Joe, who is less and less able to cope with the strong pressure of his job and has been fond of alcohol for a long time, also introduces his wife to drinking in company. Kirsten is reluctant at first, but she feels good after her first brandy. Joe and Kirsten lose control of their alcohol consumption more and more until they have both become absolute drinkers. In the end, Kirsten set fire to his home in a frenzy in Joe's absence, and Joe simultaneously loses his job in the advertising agency. You end up with your child in a shabby apartment and in social isolation.
When Joe once passed a bar and saw his reflection in the mirror, he said to his wife at home that he could not see who it was in the mirror. He saw a rotten, drunk rascal. With the help of Alcoholics Anonymous and also that of Kirsten's father, they want to get away from alcohol. But the two relapse again and again, which ultimately leads to the couple's separation. In the final scene Joe, who has just dried up again, tries in vain to get Kirsten to dry up in a hotel room. Kirsten leaves the room and Joe stares through the window at the other side of the street, from where the neon sign of a bar is reflected in the window pane. The final title is displayed above. The further fate of Joe and Kirsten remains open.
background
The original title of the film is inspired by the poem Vitae Summa Brevis Spem Nos Vetat Incohare Longam by the English poet Ernest Dowson .
Joseph C. Wright was responsible for the film construction, while George James Hopkins provided the equipment. Jack Solomon was employed as a sound engineer. The assistant to the cameraman Philip Lathrop was Richard H. Kline , who himself was a sought-after cameraman soon after the shooting closed. Donfeld designed the costumes .
Charles Bickford had played the same role in the TV adaptation as in the feature film.
Reviews
"A broad-based melodrama with individual instructive, excruciatingly realistic scenes that gradually loses sight of its subject," judged the film service . "Satirical, concise elements give way to increasingly sentimental scenes in the second half," the review continued. However, the film was "played excellently".
Awards
At the 1963 Academy Awards , Henry Mancini (music) and Johnny Mercer (text) were awarded an Oscar in the Best Song category for the theme song Days of Wine and Roses . The film had further nominations in the following categories:
- Best Actor - Jack Lemmon
- Best Actress - Lee Remick
- Best Production Design - Black and White - Joseph C. Wright, George James Hopkins
- Best costume design - black and white - Donfeld
At the Golden Globe Awards in 1963 , the film was nominated in four categories:
- Best film - drama
- Best Director - Blake Edwards
- Best Actor - Drama - Jack Lemmon
- Best Actress - Drama - Lee Remick
The film received three Laurel Awards for Best Drama and for Best Male and Best Female Leading Role in a Drama.
In 2018 it was accepted into the National Film Registry .
synchronization
The German dubbed version was created in 1963.
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Clay | Jack Lemmon | Georg Thomalla |
| Kirsten Clay | Lee Remick | Margot Leonard |
| Ellis Arnesen | Charles Bickford | Klaus W. Krause |
| Jim Hungerford | Jack Klugman | Horst Niendorf |
| Wheel Leland | Alan Hewitt | Friedrich Schoenfelder |
| Ballefoy | Tom Palmer | Curt Ackermann |
| Trayner | Jack Albertson | Konrad Wagner |
Web links
- Days of Wine and Roses in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Days of Wine and Roses at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Charlotte Loveridge: Days of Wine and Roses on curtainup.com, February 24, 1995.
- ↑ The Days of Wine and Roses. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 3, 2017 .
- ↑ See synchrondatenbank.de ( Memento of the original from April 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
