Mildred Pierce
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2017]
Format: Blu-ray Disc
Edition: Blu-ray special edition.
Description: 1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (12 panels : color illustrations ; folded to 17 cm).
"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.
Series: Criterion collection ; 860.
Other Authors:
Curtiz, Michael, 1886-1962, film director.
Wald, Jerry, 1911-1962, film producer.
MacDougall, Ranald, screenwriter.
Crawford, Joan, 1908-1977, actor.
Blyth, Ann, 1928- actor.
Scott, Zachary, 1914-1965, actor.
Carson, Jack, 1910-1963, actor.
Arden, Eve, 1908-1990, actor.
Bennett, Bruce, 1906-2007, actor.
Patrick, Lee, 1901-1982, actor.
Olsen, Moroni, 1889-1954, actor.
Borg, Veda Ann, 1919-1973, actor.
Marlowe, Jo Ann, 1935-1991, actor.
Haller, Ernest, 1896-1970, director of photography.
Weisbart, David, editor of moving image work.
Steiner, Max, 1888-1971, composer (expression)
Grot, Anton, 1884-1974, art director.
Anderson, Milo, costume designer.
Motion picture adaptation of (work) Cain, James M. (James Mallahan), 1892-1977. Mildred Pierce.
First National Pictures, Inc., production company.
Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967), production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
Curtiz, Michael, 1886-1962, film director.
Wald, Jerry, 1911-1962, film producer.
MacDougall, Ranald, screenwriter.
Crawford, Joan, 1908-1977, actor.
Blyth, Ann, 1928- actor.
Scott, Zachary, 1914-1965, actor.
Carson, Jack, 1910-1963, actor.
Arden, Eve, 1908-1990, actor.
Bennett, Bruce, 1906-2007, actor.
Patrick, Lee, 1901-1982, actor.
Olsen, Moroni, 1889-1954, actor.
Borg, Veda Ann, 1919-1973, actor.
Marlowe, Jo Ann, 1935-1991, actor.
Haller, Ernest, 1896-1970, director of photography.
Weisbart, David, editor of moving image work.
Steiner, Max, 1888-1971, composer (expression)
Grot, Anton, 1884-1974, art director.
Anderson, Milo, costume designer.
Motion picture adaptation of (work) Cain, James M. (James Mallahan), 1892-1977. Mildred Pierce.
First National Pictures, Inc., production company.
Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967), production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
Subjects:
Cain, James M. (James Mallahan), 1892-1977 -- Film adaptations.
Mothers and daughters -- Drama.
Single mothers -- Drama.
Parent and adult child -- Drama.
Cain, James M. (James Mallahan), 1892-1977 -- Film adaptations.
Mothers and daughters -- Drama.
Single mothers -- Drama.
Parent and adult child -- Drama.
ISBN:
9781681432649
UPC: 715515192712
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BD DRAMA Mildred | Main (Downtown) | First Level, Blu-ray Disc | In |
BD DRAMA Mildred | Main (Downtown) | First Level, Blu-ray Disc | In |
Title from title frame.
Based on the novel by James M. Cain.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1945.
Full screen (1.37:1).
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.
Blu-ray disc.
Director of photography, Ernest Haller ; film editor, David Weisbart ; art director, Anton Grot ; wardrobe by Milo Anderson ; music, Max Steiner.
Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden, Ann Blyth, Bruce Bennett, Lee Patrick, Moroni Olsen, Veda Ann Borg, Jo Ann Marlowe, Butterfly McQueen.
Blu-ray, region A; fullscreen (1.37:1 screen ratio); uncompressed monaural.
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Based on the novel by James M. Cain.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1945.
Full screen (1.37:1).
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.
Blu-ray disc.
Director of photography, Ernest Haller ; film editor, David Weisbart ; art director, Anton Grot ; wardrobe by Milo Anderson ; music, Max Steiner.
Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden, Ann Blyth, Bruce Bennett, Lee Patrick, Moroni Olsen, Veda Ann Borg, Jo Ann Marlowe, Butterfly McQueen.
Blu-ray, region A; fullscreen (1.37:1 screen ratio); uncompressed monaural.
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).