Screening

About Mildred Pierce (Episode 1)

Year Released:

2011

Genres:

Drama

Metadata:

Directed by Todd Haynes

Kate Winslet stars in the title role of the HBO Miniseries, along with Guy Pearce, Evan Rachel Wood, James LeGros, Mare Winningham and Hope Davis. Directed by Todd Haynes from a script by Haynes and Jon Raymond, Mildred Pierce is the epic story of a proud single mother struggling to earn her daughter’s love during the Great Depression in middle-class Los Angeles. The five-part miniseries is based on the novel by James M. Cain. Special thanks to HBO Films. (HD Cam presentation)

This screening of Episode One will be followed by a discussion with Christine Vachon.