Mildred Pierce
An intimate portrait of a uniquely independent woman who finds herself newly divorced during the Depression years and struggles to carve out a new life for herself and her family. The story explores Mildred's unreasonable devotion to her insatiable daughter Veda, as well as the complex relationship...
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| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English French Spanish |
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[United States] : Burbank, CA :
Home Box Office ; distributed by Warner Home Video,
c2012.
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| Summary: | An intimate portrait of a uniquely independent woman who finds herself newly divorced during the Depression years and struggles to carve out a new life for herself and her family. The story explores Mildred's unreasonable devotion to her insatiable daughter Veda, as well as the complex relationship she shares with the indolent men in her life, including her polo-playing lover Monty Beragon and ex-husband Bert Pierce. |
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| Item Description: | Based on the novel by James M. Cain. Originally broadcast on HBO as a 5 part mini-series in 2011. Special features include: audio commentary (pt. 3 and 5 only; with Todd Haynes, Jon Raymond and Mark Friedberg); Making of featurette ; Inside the episodes featurette. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (344 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; 5.1 Dolby digital or 2.0 Dolby digital; 16.9; region 1. |
| Audience: | Rating: TV-MA. |
| Awards: | Winner of 5 Emmy Awards: including Kate Winslet, Best Actress in a miniseries ; Guy Pearce, Best supporting actor in a miniseries. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Ed Lachman ; editor, Camilla Toniolo ; music, Cater Burwell. |
| ISBN: | 0780682084 9780780682085 |
