Days of Wine and Roses

First seen as a live 1958 teleplay by JP Miller, Blake Edwards’ searing drama features Jack Lemmon as Joe Clay, a successful adman who meets pretty Kirsten Arnesen (Lee Remick) at a party. The two marry and start a family, but their lives spiral downward when they begin to find comfort at the bottom of a bottle. With their marriage threatened, Joe and Kirsten attempt to quit their boozing and get their lives back on track. With Jack Klugman, Charles Bickford. Henry Mancini’s title tune won a Best Song Oscar. 117 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; audio commentary by Edwards; interview; theatrical trailers.