Mildred Pierce

Duncan Gray

Ace noir psychodrama, packing in an impressive amount of sly statements about class and gender without ever forgetting that it should be an entertaining mystery nightmare played to the hilt. The pacing zips along—especially if you made it through the 6 hour HBO version—and the visuals play wonderful games with shadows. What's this I hear about Curtiz not being considered an auteur?

Tigrão

A wonderful, beautiful Joan Crawford, struggles to provide for that ungrateful spoiled-rotten little bitch daughter, under Michael Curtiz's lavish production and James M. Cain's incendiary social study. You can't really go wrong with that.

Daniela

This movie has no soul. It uses every cheap Hollywood trick to try to get a response out of the audience -____-

Dave

Joan is outstanding and this is a wonderfully melodramatic noir. Maybe not quite as good as its reputation, but still a classic of the era.

ramosbarajas

The story is sometimes a bit weak, but everything else was superb. This is Crawford's show and we never forget it. She and everything that surrounds her is photographed beautifully. The lighting and the cinematography are incredible, an endless source of inspiration. I really love these old Hollywood classics. They capture mood like nothing else.

smndvdcl

Peak Curtiz. Whilst 'Casablanca' is his most iconic, 'Mildred Pierce' is a study of gender and class ahead of its time. A fascinating noir indeed.

Alcock Hitchfred

A proper melodrama, clearly influenced by Double Indemnity. Not really surprised, considering the time it was released. I liked it, but I wouldn't watch it again.

Sudipto Basu

Ambivalent about this: part of it is strikingly modern and part of it is so uninspired. But I had a field day comparing it to Sirk's Imitation of Life.