Mildred Pierce
(Video) 

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Published
[New York] : Burbank, Calif. : Home Box Office ; Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2012.
Format
Video
ISBN
0780682084, 9780780682085
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (344 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. 
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Published
[New York] : Burbank, Calif. : Home Box Office ; Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2012.
Language
English
ISBN
0780682084, 9780780682085
UPC
883929201082

Notes

General Note
Based on the novel by James M. Cain.
General Note
Originally broadcast on HBO as a 5 part mini-series in 2011.
General Note
Special features: Disc 1. Audio commentary on part three with Todd Haynes (writer/director), Jon Raymond (writer) and Mark Friedberg (production designer), series index. Disc 2.Special features: Audio commentary on part three with Todd Haynes (writer/director), Jon Raymond (writer) and Mark Friedberg (production designer).
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Ed Lachman ; editor, Affonso Gon�calves, Camilla Toniolo ; production designer, Mark Friedberg ; music, Carter Burwell ; costume designer, Ann Roth.
Participants/Performers
Kate Winslet, Melissa Leo, James LeGros, Br�ian F. O'Byrne, Mare Winningham, Morgan Turner, Hope Davis, Guy Pearce, Evan Rachel Wood, Miriam Shor, Marin Ireland, Murphy Guyer, Mark Margolis, Peter McRobbie, Richard Easton, Halley Feiffer, Ronald Guttmann, Daniel London.
Description
An intimate portrait of a uniquely independent woman who finds herself newly divorced during the Depression years and struggles to carve out a new life for herself and her family. The story explores Mildred's unreasonable devotion to her insatiable daughter Veda, as well as the complex relationship she shares with the indolent men in her life, including her polo-playing lover Monty Beragon and ex-husband Bert Pierce.
Target Audience
Rating: TV-MA; Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.
System Details
DVD; Region 1; 5.1 Dolby digital surround, 2.0 Dolby digital stereo; 16.9; region 1.
Language
In English, dubbed French or Spanish with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned in English.
Awards
Winner, 2011 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie--Mark Friedberg (production designer), Ellen Christiansen (set decorator), Peter Rogness (art director); Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special--Laura Rosenthal (casting director); Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score)--Carter Burwell [Part Five]; Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie--Guy Pearce; Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie--Kate Winslet; Winner, 2012 Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television--Kate Winslet.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Haynes, T., Wells, J., Vachon, C., Koffler, P. R., Raymond, J., Winslet, K., Leo, M., LeGros, J., O'Byrne, B. F., Winningham, M., Turner, M., Davis, H., Pearce, G., Wood, E. R., Shor, M., Ireland, M., Guyer, M., Margolis, M., McRobbie, P., Easton, R., Feiffer, H., Guttmann, R., London, D., Burwell, C., & Cain, J. M. 1. (2012). Mildred Pierce . Home Box Office ; Distributed by Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Todd. Haynes et al.. 2012. Mildred Pierce. Home Box Office ; Distributed by Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Todd. Haynes et al.. Mildred Pierce Home Box Office ; Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2012.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Haynes, Todd., et al. Mildred Pierce Home Box Office ; Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2012.

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