Oscar Loves... To Cannes Cannes

Oscar Loves Film Club

English - July 21, 2019 23:16 - 1 hour - 66.4 MB
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After a short hiatus, Amelia, Mark and Izzy reconvene to discuss the only two Best Picture winners to win the highest honours at the Cannes Film Festival.

Directed by the great Billy Wilder, The Lost Weekend is a stark look at the effects of alcoholism on writer Don Birnam, played by Ray Milland (who also won an Oscar for his work on this film).

Marty, written by Paddy Chayefsky and directed by Delbert Mann, based on the teleplay from 1953, is a romantic drama spanning just 36 hours in life of New York butcher Marty Piletti, played by Ernest Borgnine (who also walked away with the Best Actor award).

Thank you to Thomas Whitelaw for our intro music and Rachel Valentine Smith for our artwork.