Mildred Pierce (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

Description

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. BLU-RAY SPECIAL
EDITION FEATURES – New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural
soundtrack – 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 Smith

Features:

Product Details:

• Genre: Mystery & Suspense/Film Noir, Mystery & Suspense
• Format: Widescreen, Subtitled
• Contributor: Ann Blyth, Joan Crawford, Michael Curtiz
• Language: English
• Runtime: 1 hour and 51 minutes
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 5.92 Ounces
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ 43380387
• Director ‏ : ‎ Michael Curtiz
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Widescreen, Subtitled
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 51 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ February 21, 2017
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Ann Blyth, Joan Crawford
• Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
• Studio ‏ : ‎ Criterion Collection