Mildred Pierce (#860, 4K UHD) USED VSA and finely calibrated set pieces

and finely calibrated set pieces

Clyde Bruckman

Causing controversy upon its release (prompting the US government to condemn the film)

Excerpts from Sooner or Later

Mildred Pierce (#860, 4K UHD) USED VSA and finely calibrated set piecesMelodrama casts noirish shadows in this portrait of maternal sacrifice from Hollywood master Michael Curtiz. Joan Crawfords iconic performance as Mildred, a single mother hell bent on freeing her children from the stigma of economic hardship, solidified Crawfords career comeback and gave the actor her only Oscar. But as Mildred pulls herself up by her bootstraps, first as an unflappable waitress and eventually as the well heeled owner of a successful