Posted by jujube on October 25, 2004, at 12:40:15
In reply to Re: Still Sober since I got up this Morning » saw, posted by verne on October 25, 2004, at 9:39:22
> Sabrina,
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> I think the Sandra Bullock movie is called something like "29 Days".
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> Two of my favorite movies that address alcoholism are a couple oldies: "Days of Wine and Roses" and "The Lost Weekend". Lost Weekend almost seems like science fiction it's so eerie.
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> verneVerne,
I saw "Days of Wine and Roses" (I think Jack Lemmon was in it?) a number of years ago , and I agree it was a great movie about alcoholism. The way the lead female character's addiction to chocolate (if I remember right, in the beginning, she didn't even drink, but really loved chocolate) later played out into an addiction to alcohol was a real eye-opener, for me at least, into how our bodies crave and become addicted to substances (even ones we consider inocuous like chocolate). It was a great movie, even though it was somewhat heartbreaking. Did you ever see the movie "Clean and Sober" with Michael Keaton? I wasn't bad either. The one movie about alcoholism that left me emotionally drained was "Leaving Las Vegas". I felt empty for about a day after I saw it. Don't think I could ever watch it again.
Tamara
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