Mildred Pierce (The Criterion Collection) (DVD) Ann Blyth Joan Crawford

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Mildred Pierce (The Criterion Collection)Format: DVDCondition: NewNumber Of Discs: 2Release Date: 02/21/2017Actors: Ann Blyth, Joan CrawfordDirector: Michael CurtizAudio Language: EnglishRuntime: 1 hour and 51 minutesRegion Code: DVD: 1 (US, Canada...)Studio: Criterion CollectionSubtitle Language: EnglishCertificate: MPAA Not RatedDescription: 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 SmithDVDs ARE REGION 1 UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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