Mildred Pierce. Poster of the 1945 movie and cover of the 1941 book
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Mildred Pierce
James M. Cain, 1941
movie vs book
Michael Curtiz, 1945

When Mildred Pierce’s out-of-work husband leaves her for another woman, Mildred decides to raise her two daughters on her own. Despite Mildred’s financial successes in the restaurant business, her oldest daughter, Veda, resents her mother for degrading their social status. In the midst of a police investigation after the death of her second husband, Mildred must evaluate her own freedom.