Mildred Pierce (TV series)

Mildred Pierce is a fivepart miniseries that first aired on HBO on March 27, 2011. Adapted from James M. Cains 1941 novel of the same name, it was directed by Todd Haynes, and starred Kate Winslet in the title role, alongside Guy Pearce, Evan Rachel Wood and Melissa Leo. Carter Burwell wrote the original score for the miniseries.

Mildred Pierce depicts an overprotective, selfsacrificing mother during the Great Depression who finds herself separated from her husband, opening a restaurant of her own and falling in love with a man, all the while trying to earn her spoiled, narcissistic daughters love and respect.Parts of the miniseries were filmed in three New York locations Peekskill, Point Lookout and Merrick. ........

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