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- Mildred Pierce – a middle-class mother of two Bert Pierce – Mildred's first and, later, her third husband Moire ("Ray") Pierce – Mildred's younger daughter Veda Pierce – Mildred's elder daughter
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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]
Mildred Pierce depicts an overprotective, self-sacrificing mother during the Great Depression who finds herself separated from her husband, opening a restaurant of her own and falling in love with a man, all the while trying to earn her spoiled, narcissistic elder daughter's love and respect.
YearAwardCategoryNominee (s)2011Outstanding Achievement in Casting – ...Laura Rosenthal2011Online Film & Television Association ...Best Motion Picture or MiniseriesBest Motion Picture or Miniseries2011Online Film & Television Association ...Best Actress in a Motion Picture or ...2011Online Film & Television Association ...Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture ...- Drama
Mildred Pierce: With Kate Winslet, Brían F. O'Byrne, Melissa Leo, James Le Gros. Divorced single mom Mildred Pierce decides to open a restaurant business, which tears at the already-strained relationship with her ambitious elder daughter, Veda.
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- 2011-03-27
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Mildred Pierce (Kate Winslet) is a housewife in Glendale, California in 1931. She and husband Bert (Brian F. OByrne) have two young daughters, Veda (Morgan Turner) and Moire, or "Ray" (Quinn McColgan).
When Mildred Pierce's out-of-work husband leaves her for another woman, Mildred decides to raise her two daughters on her own. Despite Mildred's financial successes in the restaurant business, her oldest daughter, Veda, resents her mother for degrading their social status.
A five-part adaptation of James M. Cain's 1941 novel about a Depression-era housewife whose husband leaves her with two young daughters in Glendale, Cal., forcing her to start her life anew....
Mar 27, 2011 · Mildred is a loving mother, but her love for her daughter, Veda, also allows her to overlook some of Veda's worst traits, which comes back to haunt Mildred later in life. Hard work is celebrated through much of the film, though ultimately Mildred loses much that she's struggled to achieve.
