Prolific and versatile director Michael Curtiz provided Joan Crawford her greatest role in this melodrama that also revived her career. Personal tragedies forces a single mother to professional success which alienates her further from her spoiled daughter. Crawford is clearly front and center in the film in a career defining role with a solid support cast that includes Jack Carson and Ann Blyth. While the film is considered a Hollywood classic, it's far from perfect but interesting as a time capsule of bygone era. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Mildred Pierce
Prolific and versatile director Michael Curtiz provided Joan Crawford her greatest role in this melodrama that also revived her career. Personal tragedies forces a single mother to professional success which alienates her further from her spoiled daughter. Crawford is clearly front and center in the film in a career defining role with a solid support cast that includes Jack Carson and Ann Blyth. While the film is considered a Hollywood classic, it's far from perfect but interesting as a time capsule of bygone era. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.
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