lost weekend

Darby 2022-03-25 09:01:14

Don (Ray Milland) doesn't know if he can call himself a frustrated writer, because how can a writer whose work has never been accepted by the public be a writer? In order to dispel the anger in his heart, Tang chose to seek comfort from alcohol, but he did not know that alcohol would only make his situation worse. The appearance of Helen (Jane Wyman) pulled Tang out of the quagmire of alcoholism. Her gentleness and understanding warmed Tang's lonely life and made him find his spiritual belonging. He decided to take heart again. stand up.
The good times didn't last long. Helen's father was very dissatisfied with the relationship between Tang and his daughter. In his eyes, Tang was just a prostitute who accomplished nothing. Tang, whose feelings were denied, fell into the crisis of alcoholism again, and even thought of suicide. Facing a heartbroken lover, can Helen rescue Tang from the brink of death again?

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  • Don Birnam: I've never done anything! I'm not doing anything! I never will do anything! Zero! Zero! Zero!

  • Don Birnam: She knows she's clutching a razor blade; but, she won't let go!