Corner of Pacific Avenue
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Jack Lemmon and
Lee Remick progress from social drinkers living in a nice apartment at
1800
Pacific Avenue in Pacific Heights to gin soaked sots with nothing more
to lose in Blake Edwards' 1962 drama Days of Wine and Roses. Lemmon
is a public relations executive who meets Remick, his client's secretary,
at the St. Francis Yacht Club. The
big screen treatment of themes familiar to contemporary television audiences
stands the test of time due to great performances and an ending that's
neither pat nor overly optimistic. The Alcoholics Anonymous message is
carried in the proper context of the story and without the pedantic, pamphlet-like
tone often taken by films about alcoholism or alcoholics. City locations
create a genuine sense of place that fosters the film's social realism.
Edwards' Experiment in Terror, which also
stars Remick, was released the same year.
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