Description: Melodrama casts noirish shadows in this portrait of maternal sacrifice from the Hollywood master Michael Curtiz. Its iconic performance by Joan Crawford (Johnny Guitar) as Mildred, a single mother hell-bent on freeing her children from the stigma of economic hardship, solidified Crawford s career comeback and gave the actor her only Oscar. But as Mildred pulls herself up by the bootstraps, first as an unflappable waitress and eventually as the well-heeled owner of a successful restaurant chain, the ingratitude of her materialistic firstborn (a diabolical Ann Blyth) becomes a venomous serpent s tooth, setting in motion an endless cycle of desperate overtures and heartless recriminations. Recasting James M. Cain s rich psychological novel as a murder mystery, this bitter cocktail of blind parental love and all-American ambition is both unremittingly hard-boiled and sumptuously emotional. TWO-DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES - New 4K digital restoration - New conversation about Mildred Pierce with critics Molly Haskell and Robert Polito - Excerpt from a 1970 episode of The David Frost Show featuring actor Joan Crawford - Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star, a 2002 feature-length documentary on Crawford s life and career - Q&A with actor Ann Blyth from 2002, conducted by film historian Eddie Muller - Segment from a 1969 episode of the Today show featuring novelist James M. Cain - Trailer - PLUS: An essay by critic Imogen Sara Smith
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EAN: 0715515192811
Package Dimensions LxWxH: 7.48x5.35x0.59 Inches
ISBN: 0715515192811
Weight: 0.18 Pounds
Movie/TV Title: Mildred Pierce (Criterion Collection)
Director: Michael Curtiz
Format: DVD
Genre: Mystery / Suspense
Studio: Criterion Collection
Sub-Genre: Film Noir