The Lost Weekend

A strange final showing in the Tuesdays with Bart series. I guess my 14 months as a stay-at-home dad can be seen as my lost year? Anyhoo, I like this movie enough but it must have made a stronger impact in the '40s than it does now.

Still it got a lot of little touches about alcoholics right - at least according to the barkeep on my couch.

My favorite part of the film is when Milland can't find the bottle he had hidden in the chandelier one night while drunk Then one night, on the verge of passing out on the couch, notices the reflection of the bottle on the ceiling. Brilliant.

Hopefully, Bart and I will be able to recommence on this series at a later date. For now, I have to work. Bah.

Directed by Billy Wilder
1945
DVD