Movies and TvShows featuring "dissipation" theme.
Written on the Wind (1956) is a gripping melodrama that tells the story of Kyle Hadley, an alcoholic oil baron, and his troubled relationships with his sister Marylee, his friend Mitch, and Mitch's wife Lucy. Set against the backdrop of the oil industry in Texas, the film explores themes of wealth, power, and the destructive nature of obsession.
In the world of bullfighting in Madrid, a talented and ambitious bullfighter rises to fame but falls into a self-destructive spiral of dissipation and disillusionment. As he navigates through the challenges of his career, he must confront his inner demons and face the consequences of his choices.
The Last Time I Saw Paris is a tragic romance that tells the story of a disillusioned American writer who falls in love with an heiress in post-war Paris. Their dysfunctional marriage leads to self-destructive behavior and unrequited love. Set against the backdrop of victory in Europe day and the bustling Parisian cafe culture, this film explores themes of unfulfilled dreams and the consequences of a downward spiral.
Cabin in the Sky follows the story of Little Joe, a compulsive gambler who is given a second chance at life when he's shot by a jealous husband. Little Joe must choose between a life of temptation and his newfound faith as he battles the forces of good and evil. Filled with lively musical numbers and a touch of mischief, this heavenly comedy is a true classic.
Victorian melodrama is sent up in this spoof of the old production "The Drunkard; or, The Fallen Saved." Dastardly villain Silas Cribbs schemes to get his lusty clutches on the virtuous heroine by driving her naïve husband to alcoholic ruin. Luckily, a temperance lecturer is on hand to set things straight, as is Buster Keaton as William Dalton, the drunkard's friend.
Jean and Marise, young lovers forced from their homes, flee to Paris. Irrevocably separated there, their lives deviate into the slums and hard labor of low-class French society. All the while, the two desperately search for one another.
In 19th century New York City, a man with a cloak becomes involved in a convoluted plot surrounding an inheritance and the mysterious death of a wealthy man. With the help of a former actress and a loyal housemaid, he must navigate through a web of deception and betrayal to uncover the truth.
Torch Singer is a 1933 drama film that follows the story of Sally Trent, a nightclub singer who becomes a mother and tries to balance her personal life and career. Sally is an unwed mother who decides to give up her illegitimate child for adoption. As she becomes a famous torch singer, she faces challenges with her past, including dealing with her illegitimate daughter, who is now a teenager. The film explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the pursuit of dreams.
Vivian Kenway, a young Englishman from an aristocratic background, flunks out of Oxford, and decides to use his considerable charm to achieve his goal of, apparently, making dissipation his career. His derelictions include seduction, betrayals of sweethearts, family and friends, and Marriage for money. All this with no signs of remorse or redemption, since his life as a completely unprincipled rake is quite enjoyable...for him, at least. Then, World War II breaks out and he is given a chance to die a heroic death for flag and country. Maybe.
Baal is a film about a hedonistic playwright who indulges in a life of debauchery, exploring themes of immorality, sexuality, and violence. Set in the New German Wave era, Baal's nihilistic and amoral lifestyle leads him on a path of destruction and self-destruction.
A high living society playboy marries a nightclub singer, and she soon realizes that, though they're genuinely in love, the husband's endless partying completely dominates and is destroying their marriage.
Harvard grad Bruce McVeagh has fled San Francisco for the South Seas, where he rules as a king on a remote island. With his half-crazed first-mate 'Pearly' Gates, he keeps the natives subjugated with gin. Any who dare disobey him find brutal punishment on his dreaded torture rack. But his kingdom threatens to crash down around him when his lost love, Nancy Darrell, is shipwrecked on the island, just as the aroused natives rise up against their tormentor in an armed rebellion.
Doctor Lambert takes his wife west to a mining town, where he can both minister and doctor. His wife is not happy and upon discovering she is pregnant, runs away with a gambler. He soon dumps her, and she comes back and dies giving birth to a baby girl. Lambert, out of his mind with rage, leaves the baby on a doorstep and vows to never have faith again. He returns to the mining town fifteen years later a drunkard. He meets young, kind Lily Sawyer and is greatly impressed by her compassionate nature. Meanwhile, the gambler has returned and decides to abduct Lily, but his partner recognizes Lambert and tells him Lily is his daughter. He kills the gambler before he can harm Lily and soon his faith returns.
A once great stage and screen actor has fallen from fame because of his alcoholism; his young son is determined to see his father "make good" again.
Joe Palooka is a naive young man whose father Pete was a champion boxer, but his lifestyle caused Joe's mother Mayme to leave him and to take young Joe to the country to raise him.
A young man tries to escape the South Side of 1920s Chicago.
Wellman’s first all-talkie, scripted by Herman Mankiewicz, with arrogant boxer Richard Arlen romancing Mary Brian, then falling for temptress Olga Baclanova (Freaks) on the eve of the big fight.
An immensely successful criminal lawyer is blindsided when he learns that his new case involves his ex-wife, who left him.
A 1916 silent film
A woman's dubious past proves to be a stumbling block when she becomes engaged to marry.