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The Lost Weekend [Masters of Cinema] (Blu-ray) (1945)
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Directed by Billy Wilder (Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, Some Like It Hot), this gut-wrenching adaptation of Charles Jackson's The Lost Weekend horrified its studio, was rejected by test audiences, and was lobbied by temperance groups, yet went on to huge success and became the awards sensation of its year.Ray Milland stars as Don Birnam, a New York author struggling with years of alcoholism and writer's block. Trying to keep him on the path to rehabilitation are his straight-laced brother Wick (Philip Terry) and devoted long-time girlfriend Helen (Jane Wyman). When Don absconds from a country excursion, he embarks on a four-day binge, spiralling towards rock bottom.
Special Features
SPECIAL BLU-RAY FEATURES: New high-definition master, officially licensed from Universal Pictures Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired Exclusive new video introduction by director Alex Cox The three-part 1992 BBC Arena programme Billy, How Did You Do It? directed by Gisela Grischow and Volker Schlöndorff, featuring Schlöndorff in conversation with Billy Wilder The 1946 Screen Guild Theater radio adaptation of The Lost Weekend starring Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, and Frankie Faylen The original theatrical trailer 36-PAGE BOOKLET featuring a new essay on the film by critic and filmmaker David Cairns; a reproduction of the famous hallucination sequence in three forms: an excerpt from Charles R. Jackson s novel, an excerpt from Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder s screenplay, and a presentation of actual frames from the corresponding scene in the film; a vintage public service advertisement by Seagram s about The Lost Weekend and the broader social dilemma of alcoholism; and rare archival imagery