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Mildred Pierce is a psychological drama by James M. Cain published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1941. [1] A story of “social inequity and opportunity in America" set during the Great Depression, Mildred Pierce follows the trajectory of a lower-middle class divorcee with two children in her tragic struggle to achieve financial and personal success. [2]
Feb 20, 2017 · Beneath the sheen of glamour and the throb of melodrama, Mildred Pierce (1945) is an acute, unsparing study of relationships poisoned by class and money. The plot reveals a cruel sting in the tail of the most essential American promise—that hard work, sacrifice, and self-improvement will find their ultimate reward in the next generation’s ...
Feb 23, 2012 · A web-exclusive debate about Todd Haynes's miniseries Mildred Pierce between Amber Jacobs and Rob White, covering questions of desire, labor, economics, psychoanalysis, and feminism.
Mar 22, 2011 · Mildred Pierce is a masterpiece of modern film noir — or, if you prefer, TV noir — and it's anchored by a performance by Winslet that is unlikely to be beaten at next year's Emmys.
Mildred Pierce is a 1945 American melodrama/film noir directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, and Zachary Scott, also featuring Eve Arden, Ann Blyth, and Bruce Bennett.
M. Cain's novel ‘Mildred Pierce’ was eventually very successfully turned into a motion picture in the golden hands of the Hungarian-born filmmaker Michael Curtiz, one of the most prolific directors in the history of the cinema. Upon coming to Hollywood in 1926, he built a reputation.
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Mar 25, 2011 · Mildred Pierce (as played by a frumpified Winslet) is most decidedly not happier than most. And why should she be?
