Days Of Wine And Roses (1962) / Dager Med Vin Og Roser
First seen as a TV play by JP Miller, Blake Edwards' searing film features Jack Lemmon as Joe Clay, a successful adman who meets pretty Kirsten Arnesen (Lee Remick) at a party. The two marry and have a child, but their lives spiral downward when they begin taking to the bottle too much. 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.