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Mildred Pierce

Movie · 1945 · 111 min

A brooding, shadow-lit melodrama that wraps maternal devotion around class striving and betrayal, leaving a lingering ache of love turned poisonous.

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1945 film by Michael Curtiz
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Year
1945
Runtime
111 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • class
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • parenthood
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, film noir
Directed by
Michael Curtiz
Written by
William Faulkner, James M. Cain, Albert Maltz, Ranald MacDougall
Starring
Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth, Eve Arden, Bruce Bennett, Jack Carson, Butterfly McQueen, Veda Ann Borg, Zachary Scott
Music
Max Steiner
Cinematography
Ernest Haller
Runtime
111 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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