Mildred Pierce
(Blu-ray)
Contributors
Curtiz, Michael, 1886-1962, film director.
Wald, Jerry, 1911-1962, film producer.
MacDougall, Ranald, screenwriter.
Crawford, Joan, 1908-1977, actor.
Blyth, Ann, 1928- actor.
Wald, Jerry, 1911-1962, film producer.
MacDougall, Ranald, screenwriter.
Crawford, Joan, 1908-1977, actor.
Blyth, Ann, 1928- actor.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2017].
Format
Blu-ray
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
ISBN
9781681432649, 1681432641
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (12 panels : color illustrations ; folded to 17 cm).
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Morris County Library - Adult Media | MILDRED PIERCE BLU397 | Available |
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2017].
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781681432649, 1681432641
UPC
715515192712
Notes
General Note
Title from title frame.
General Note
Based on the novel by James M. Cain.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1945.
General Note
Full screen (1.37:1).
General Note
Features: New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; New conversation 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; Q&A with actress Ann Blyth from 2002, conducted by film historian Eddie Muller; Segment from a 1969 episode of The Today Show featuring Mildred Pierce novelist James M. Cain; Trailer; Essay by critic Imogen Sara Smith.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Ernest Haller ; film editor, David Weisbart ; art director, Anton Grot ; wardrobe by Milo Anderson ; music, Max Steiner.
Participants/Performers
Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden, Ann Blyth, Bruce Bennett, Lee Patrick, Moroni Olsen, Veda Ann Borg, Jo Ann Marlowe, Butterfly McQueen.
Description
"Melodrama casts noirish shadows in this portrait of maternal sacrifice from Hollywood master Michael Curtiz. Its iconic performance by Joan Crawford 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"--Container.
Accessibility Note
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
System Details
Blu-ray, region A; fullscreen (1.37:1 screen ratio); uncompressed monaural.
Language
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Curtiz, M., Wald, J., MacDougall, R., Crawford, J., Blyth, A., Scott, Z., Carson, J., Arden, E., Bennett, B., Patrick, L., Olsen, M., Borg, V. A., Marlowe, J. A., Haller, E., Weisbart, D., Steiner, M., Grot, A., Anderson, M., & Cain, J. M. 1. (2017). Mildred Pierce (Blu-ray special edition.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Michael Curtiz et al.. 2017. Mildred Pierce. The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Michael Curtiz et al.. Mildred Pierce The Criterion Collection, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Curtiz, Michael, et al. Mildred Pierce Blu-ray special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2017.
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