In this episode we discuss the eighteenth Best Picture winner, The Lost Weekend, international film festivals, director Billy Wilder, the stirring portrayal of someone struggling with addiction, and the power of nuanced storytelling!

**Content Warning** This episode contains conversation throughout about alcoholism, addiction, and suicide. **

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thanktheacademypodcast

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thankacademypod

Email us your thoughts: [email protected]