The Lost Weekend
Taste attributes: dramapsychologicalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricatesurrealgrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads
"The screen dares to open the strange and savage pages of a shocking bestseller!"
Boxlist takeA serious drama that is fresh, surreal and slow-burning. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: surreal · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Linearity: Surreal / non-linear, where this profile leans linear / logical
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Synopsis
Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last - one way or another.
Synopsis: TMDB
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- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1945
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Paramount
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
