CLASSIC MOVIES: THE LOST WEEKEND (1945)

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Brief Movie Synopsis [courtesy of The Internet Movie Database]:

The desperate life of a chronic alcoholic
is followed through a four-day drinking bout.
Nominated for seven Oscars, winning four, including
Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor.

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REVIEWS:

"A shatteringly realistic and morbidly fascinating film. ....
['The Lost Weekend'] ranks with the best and most disturbing
character studies ever put on the screen. .... An overwhelming
drama which every adult movie-goer should see."

-- Excerpt from The New York Times; December 3, 1945