{"product_id":"mildred-pierce-4k-uhd-blu-ray","title":"Mildred Pierce 4K UHD + Blu-ray","description":"\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eMildred Pierce\u003c\/strong\u003e' Director: Michael Curtiz (1945) Criterion Collection 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMelodrama casts noirish shadows in this portrait of maternal sacrifice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoan Crawford’s iconic performance 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 her 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecasting 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial features include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003eConversation with critics Molly Haskell and Robert Polito\u003cbr\u003e- Excerpt from a 1970 episode of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe David Frost Show\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efeaturing actor Joan Crawford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Joan Craw­ford: The Ultimate Movie Star,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ea 2002 feature-length documentary\u003cbr\u003e- Q\u0026amp;A with actor Ann Blyth from 2006, presented by filmmaker Marc Huestis and conducted by film historian Eddie Muller\u003cbr\u003e- Segment from a 1969 episode of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eToday\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshow featuring\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMildred Pierce\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enovelist James M. Cain\u003cbr\u003e- Essay by critic Imogen Sara Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Film Shop IFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49323570036875,"sku":"ppw1788778177925","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0680\/5150\/1195\/files\/mildred-pierce-4k-uhd-blu-ray_1.jpg?v=1788778187","url":"https:\/\/www.everydaynook.shop\/products\/mildred-pierce-4k-uhd-blu-ray","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}