Review of Mildred Pierce (1945) by Dominic S — 23 May 2014

What a film. I quite enjoyed it.

This was the first Joan Crawford I have ever seen and she is miraculous to say the least.

I enjoyed her graceful yet powerful acting abilities and she greatly deserved her Oscar.

Mildred Pierce is about a mother of the title's name who gets separated from her husband and she must now figure a way to stand on her own, financially, to provide a life for her and he two daughters. (btw, the gender stereotypes and transgendered undertones are amazing).

Mildred ends up becoming a successful waitress and owning her own line of restaurants.

But at the same time, Mildred struggles after losing her younger daughter to pneumonia and trying to keep her older daughter in line as she is a real brat.

Throughout the film, we see how Mildred becomes a strong independent woman. Her character is one that breaks the chains of gender stereotypes.

Mildred Pierce, I give you a 100%.