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UNITED STATES · 1945

Mildred Pierce

Michael Curtiz
Classical Hollywood maternal sacrifice social ambition family dysfunction financial independence generational conflict
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Synopsis

A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.

Year1945
CountryUnited States
DirectorMichael Curtiz
MovementClassical Hollywood
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