The Lost Weekend

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Lost_Weekend
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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Billy_Wilder
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film
gptkbp:author gptkb:Charles_Jackson
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Director
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture
gptkb:Best_Actor
gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival_Best_Film
gptkb:Best_Picture_Academy_Award
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:Charles_R._Jackson's_novel
gptkb:novel
novel by Charles R. Jackson
The Lost Weekend (novel)
gptkbp:box_office $1.5 million
successful
gptkbp:character gptkb:Don_Birnam
gptkb:Dr._D._M._Mc_Carty
gptkb:Helen_St._James
Willy
The bartender
Charlie.
The doctor.
Don Birnam.
Helen St. James.
The bartender.
gptkbp:character_arc redemption
Don's journey through addiction
gptkbp:character_development Don's struggle with addiction
gptkbp:character_relationships self-destructive behavior
Don and Helen
Don vs. society
Don's relationships with others
gptkbp:character_traits gptkb:software
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:John_F._Seitz
gptkbp:color black and white
gptkbp:conflict internal conflict
man vs. self
gptkbp:conservation_efforts gptkb:National_Film_Registry
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:critical_reception Highly acclaimed
positive
highly acclaimed
Highly acclaimed.
gptkbp:cultural_impact influential in cinema
discussions on addiction
Influenced later films about addiction.
Influenced depictions of alcoholism in cinema.
influenced public perception of alcoholism
gptkbp:cultural_significance Considered a classic of American cinema.
discussion of mental health
gptkbp:depicts mental health challenges
relationship issues
struggles with addiction
The struggles of addiction.
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Billy_Wilder
gptkbp:director gptkb:Billy_Wilder
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Paramount_Pictures
gptkbp:edited_by gptkb:Arthur_Schmidt
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Arthur_Schmidt
gptkbp:features flashbacks
Flashbacks.
Voice-over narration.
inner monologues
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:film_festival
gptkbp:film_series gptkb:CEO
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:focus struggle for control
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Author
gptkb:High_School
gptkb:film
romance
gptkbp:has_awards gptkb:award
multiple Academy Awards
gptkbp:has_gameplay_element the city as a character
gptkbp:has_sequel gptkb:none
gptkbp:historical_context post-war America
gptkbp:home_media_release gptkb:DJ
gptkb:film
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Lost Weekend
gptkbp:impact resonates with readers
gptkbp:influenced film noir
Film noir.
later works on addiction
Documentaries on addiction.
Later films about addiction.
Public perception of alcoholism.
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:German_Expressionism
gptkb:Film_noir
real-life experiences of addiction
personal experiences of Charles Jackson
gptkbp:influences American literature
Alcoholism awareness
gptkbp:inspiration Real-life experiences of Charles R. Jackson.
Jackson's own struggles
gptkbp:inspired subsequent films about addiction
Subsequent films on mental health.
gptkbp:is_characterized_by complex characters
gptkbp:is_considered a classic film
gptkbp:is_critical_for examines societal views on alcoholism
gptkbp:is_motivated_by escape from reality
gptkbp:is_symbolic_of the bottle as a trap
gptkbp:isbn 978-1-5011-1234-5
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy considered a classic
Regarded as a pioneering film about addiction.
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Don_Birnam
gptkbp:motif isolation
gptkbp:music gptkb:Miklós_Rózsa
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Miklós_Rózsa
gptkbp:narrative_style first-person
alcoholism
flashbacks
subjective viewpoint
linear progression
gptkbp:narrative_theme addiction and recovery
gptkbp:next_edition 1944 edition
gptkbp:notable_appearance The ending.
The bottle scene.
The confrontation with Helen.
The flashback to childhood.
The meeting with the doctor.
gptkbp:notable_quote " I can't help it!"
" I can't stop drinking!"
" I want to be a writer!"
" I need a drink!"
" I can't face the world."
" It's a long weekend."
" I am a drunkard."
gptkbp:page_count 320
gptkbp:plot A writer's struggle with alcoholism.
a weekend of drinking
gptkbp:plot_twist unexpected events
gptkbp:portrayed_by the life of an alcoholic
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:film_festival
gptkbp:premiered_on gptkb:film_festival
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:Billy_Wilder
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:Paramount_Pictures
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:Charles_Scribner's_Sons
gptkbp:published_year gptkb:1944
gptkbp:rank among the greatest films of all time
gptkbp:rating gptkb:PG
100% on Rotten Tomatoes
8.0/10 on IM Db
gptkbp:reader_demographic varied perspectives
empathy for the protagonist
gptkbp:release_date gptkb:1971
April 1945
gptkbp:release_format Theatrical release
gptkbp:release_region gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:release_year 1945
gptkbp:released 1945
gptkbp:released_in 1945
gptkbp:remake gptkb:none
The Lost Weekend (1971)
gptkbp:runtime 101 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Charles_R._Jackson
gptkb:Billy_Wilder
gptkb:Charles_Brackett
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:Borough
New York City.
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Borough
1940s
gptkbp:significance exploration of addiction
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Ray_Milland
gptkb:Jane_Wyman
gptkb:Dorothy_Adams
gptkb:Phillip_Terry
gptkb:Dorothy_Comingore
gptkb:Philip_Terry
gptkbp:stations critical acclaim
gptkbp:style stream of consciousness
gptkbp:symbolism the bottle
gptkbp:thematic_element despair and hope
gptkbp:theme gptkb:Isolation
gptkb:Redemption
gptkb:Despair
Addiction
alcoholism
gptkbp:themes isolation
redemption
Isolation.
despair
Love.
Redemption.
Addiction.
Despair.
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Director