Synopsis

In 1950s San Francisco, public relations man Joe Clay meets Kirsten Arnesen, a shy and grounded secretary. What begins as a whirlwind romance quickly deepens into a passionate marriage — and a shared habit of drinking that starts as social fun but turns destructive. As Joe’s career success grows, so does the couple’s dependence on alcohol, until their lives begin to unravel.

Joe eventually finds his way to Alcoholics Anonymous, guided by fellow recovering alcoholic Jim Hungerford, but Kirsten cannot break free of her addiction. Their marriage collapses under the weight of denial, shame, and longing. In the end, Joe must choose sobriety and stability for the sake of their daughter, Debbie, even as he’s forced to let Kirsten go.

Raw, intimate, and painfully human, Days of Wine and Roses is a searing portrait of love, loss, and the slow, brutal grip of addiction — and a story of one man’s fight for redemption in the wreckage of what once was beautiful.