Il romanzo di Mildred

Titolo originale: Mildred Pierce
Regia: Michael Curtiz |
Anno: 1945
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Crime Dramma
Tag: daughter | infidelity | husband wife relationship | restaurant | snob | business woman | promise | spoiled child | film noir | murder | black and white | beach house | frame up | ex-husband ex-wife relationship | told in flashback | nightclub singer | mother daughter estrangement | business partner | ungrateful child | mother daughter relationship |
Cast: Joan Crawford | Jack Carson | Zachary Scott | Eve Arden | Ann Blyth | Bruce Bennett | Lee Patrick | Moroni Olsen | Veda Ann Borg | Jo Ann Marlowe | Butterfly McQueen | Bill Alcorn | Betty Alexander | Ramsay Ames | George Anderson | Robert Arthur | Lynn Baggett | Leah Baird | Dorothy Barrett | Barbara Brown | Claire Carleton | Doria Caron | Wheaton Chambers | Wallis Clark | Chester Clute | John Compton | Joyce Compton | Clancy Cooper | David Cota | Tom Dillon | James Flavin | Bess Flowers | Angela Greene | Dorothy Hack | Arthur Stuart Hull | Charles Jordan | Marjorie Kane | Fred Kelsey | Richard Kipling | Manart Kippen | Marion Lessing | Jimmy Lono | Jean Lorraine | George Meader | Harold Miller | Jack Mower | Frank O'Connor | Garry Owen | Paul Panzer | Larry Rio | William Ruhl | Jeffrey Sayre | Mary Servoss | George Tobias | Charles Trowbridge | Johnny Walsh | Joan Winfield | John Christian |

Mildred Pierce (Crawford), dopo anni di incomprensioni e di litigi, riesce finalmente a ottenere il sospirato divorzio dall'odiato marito. Lavorando giorno e notte apre un locale di sua proprietà. Mildred dopo la morte di una delle sue figlie si vede costretta ad allevare Veda (Blyth), e ad assecondare ogni suo desiderio. Costei, che ha un carattere capriccioso e arrivista, ricatta il marito dal quale la madre ha divorziato. Per riconquistare il suo affetto Mildred si risposa, ma il nuovo compagno la rovina economicamente e seduce Veda.

Approfondimenti

After hearing exaggerated rumors about her behavior at MGM, Michael Curtiz was unsure about casting [...] D
Bruce Bennett's real name was Herman Brix. He was a star shot-putter in the 1928 Olympics, winning a [...] D
Warner Bros. didn't want to cast Ann Blyth as Veda because she was under contract to Universal, and [...] D
Ann Sheridan, Barbara Stanwyck, Olivia de Havilland, Joan Fontaine, Rosalind Russell, and Myrna Loy [...] D
Most of the leading actresses of the day shied away from the role of Mildred Pierce because they did [...] D
The original novel had no murder in it. Veda ran off with Monte at the end. The success of La fiamma [...] D
Mildred (Joan Crawford) ends up driving a 1942 Cadillac; Wally (Jack Carson) drives a 1941 Buick Con [...] D
When Monte pretends to read Veda's palm at Mildred's resteraunt, he says "Your mother's name is Fier [...] D
A huge hit, Mildred Pierce made more than half of Warner Brothers' profits in 1945. D
When Jack L. Warner proposed filming the novel, Joseph Breen of the MPPA wrote in a letter dated Feb [...] D
The scene where a mother arrives home to find her child critically ill - after she's been spending t [...] D
In an interview with David Frost, Joan Crawford revealed that Michael Curtiz wanted Barbara Stanwyck [...] D
Jack Carson was also considered for the part of Monte. D
Mirroring her own life, Joan Crawford had also supported herself as a waitress and saleswoman before [...] D
Producer Jerry Wald was keen to exploit the potential of James M. Cain's novel. He envisaged the ide [...] D
The U.S. Navy granted permission to film in Malibu despite wartime restrictions, but asked to be all [...] D
Joan Crawford's favorite of her own films. D
Bonita Granville, Virginia Weidler, and Martha Vickers tested for the part of Veda. D
Bette Davis turned down the titular role. D
The film's working title was 'House on the Sand.' D
The film's release was deliberately held back until September 1945 in the hopes that it would find a [...] D
The film was made around the time Jack L. Warner asked the studio's cinematographers and art directo [...] D
This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #860. D
Shot on stage 14 at Warner Bros. studios. D
Features the only Oscar-nominated performances of Eve Arden and Ann Blyth. D
Joan Crawford claimed that Michael Curtiz gained respect for her after she stood up to his "post-gra [...] D
According to Ann Blyth, Joan Crawford instructed her to actually slap her in the staircase scene. D
A theme heard throughout the film, and especially noticeable when Monte and Mildred kiss by the fire [...] D
Heard at various times throughout the film is the song, "It Can't Be Wrong." This song was the main [...] D
Other than a brief appearance in Ho baciato una stella (1944), this film was the first that Joan Cra [...] D
There were conflicts between Michael Curtiz and Joan Crawford. He wanted her canned, claiming she wa [...] D
Virginia Weidler was considered the front-runner for the part of Veda until Ann Blyth tested only th [...] D
Due to script problems, some of the film was improvised by the actors together with Michael Curtiz. D
Butterfly McQueen makes an appearance as Lottie, the family maid. She was more famously known to aud [...] D
Michael Curtiz and Joan Crawford would clash frequently over Crawford's insistence that Mildred Pier [...] D
The brooch Mildred wears in the scene where she proposes marriage to Monty is the same brooch worn i [...] D
The ad slogan "Don't tell anyone what Mildred Pierce did" was parodied by a Los Angeles diner which [...] D
Among the many versions of the screenplay, William Faulkner's rewrite differed significantly from th [...] D
William Faulkner contributed to the script, but his additions were not used. He wrote a scene that h [...] D
Wally refers to Mildred as a "grass widow." This refers to a woman whose husband is often away. It i [...] D
When Mildred begins working in the downtown restaurant, she makes pies at home for the restaurant. I [...] D
On the restaurant's opening night, the theater across the street is showing La signora Skeffington ( [...] D
Jerry Wald acted as peacemaker during arguments between Joan Crawford and Michael Curtiz. He recalle [...] D
A waitress at Mildred's calls out an order for "Adam And Eve On A Raft". This is slang for two eggs [...] D
Eight different screenplays from a succession of writers were written before Ranald MacDougall's ver [...] D
Joan Crawford had been under contract with Warner Brothers for two years before starring in this mov [...] D
Joan Crawford's performance in the title role is ranked #93 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Perf [...] D
Ann Blyth remembered Joan Crawford as "the kindest, most helpful human being I've ever worked with. [...] D
Shirley Temple was originally considered for the part of Veda Pierce. D
This tale of self-sacrificing motherly love is one of two "Joan Crawford related" movies frequently [...] D
Jerry Wald wanted Ralph Bellamy for the role of Bert. Donald Woods was also considered for the part, [...] D
Joan Crawford's only Academy Award win. D
At least two tropical birds appear in the film. When Mildred visits her daughter at Wally's bar, a c [...] D
Ann Blyth was 16 at the time of filming. D
Writer Catherine Turney was credited on some release prints, but chose to have her name removed. D
The comment about nylon stockings being out for the duration refers to the nylon and silk shortage d [...] D
Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die," edited by Steven Schneider. D
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast 60-minute radio adaptations of the movie on June 6, 1949 and July [...] D
The sequences at the beginning and ending of this film in which its star is seen wearing an expensiv [...] D
After Veda is revealed as the murderer and lead away, the detective remarks that they could use fres [...] D
In September 1944, Ann Rutherford showed interest in the role of Veda Pierce. D
The song being whistled at the police station is 'Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes,' which was a pop [...] D
As Mildred and Bruce leave the police station, they pass scrub women washing the building's floor, a [...] D
Joan Crawford and Ann Blyth play mother and daughter in this film. Earlier in her career, Crawford p [...] D
According to TCM's Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002), Rosalind Russell was asked to play [...] D
Michael Curtiz was initially less than keen at working with "has-been" star Joan Crawford, as she ha [...] D
Jack L. Warner originally wanted Vincent Sherman to direct the film, but Jerry Wald held out for Mic [...] D
In 1945, studio head Jack L. Warner went on a "cost-cutting kick," trying to cut down on extravagant [...] D
Joan Crawford and Zachary Scott would be paired again in the film Viale Flamingo (1949). D
When Bert takes Mildred to Wally's waterfront dive to see Veda perform "The Oceana Roll," Mildred is [...] D
Monte's Beach House, used in the key opening scene and several others, was actually owned by the fil [...] D
After seeing the film, James M. Cain sent Joan Crawford a signed first edition of the original novel [...] D
Preserved in the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1996. D
When filming began, Michael Curtiz mocked Joan Crawford's famous shoulder pads and accused her of ha [...] D

Connessioni

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Legendy mirovogo kino: Joan Crawford D
Call the Usual Suspects: The Craft of the Character Actor D
Discovering Film: Joan Crawford D
You Must Remember This: Six Degrees of Joan Crawford: The Middle Years (Mildred Pierce to Johnny Guitar) D
Piccole bugie travestite D
Some of My Best Friends Are... D
Female Trouble D
La foglia di Eva D
La mia vita senza me D
Serenata alla luna D
La saga Warner Bros D
The Deuce: La via del porno: The Principle Is All D
Feud: Pilot D
The Good Wife: Tying the Knot D
Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Hail, Hail, Black and White D
Fruit machine, breve la vita di Eddie D
Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed D
L.A. Noire D
You Must Remember This: Six Degrees of Joan Crawford: Douglas Fairbanks/Lucille LeSueur Goes to Hollywood D
Una mamma per amica: Friday Night's Alright for Fighting D
Even Iron Breaks D
American Masters: You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story D
The Andrew Klavan Show: The Hefner Legacy D
Los Angeles Plays Itself D
Sisters: The Four Elements D
California: Straight Down the Line D
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of D
Lucy Show: Lucy and the Lost Star D
MASH: Too Many Cooks D
The Carol Burnett Show: TV Commercials/Friends/Lucky Lady/The Old Folks D
The Cinema Snob: Mommie Dearest D
V per Vendetta D
Hollywood Mouth 2 D
Outrageous! D
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story D
Quattro donne in carriera: My Daughter, Myself D
Il matrimonio di Maria Braun D
Will & Grace: Queens for a Day: Part 2 D
Brush with Life: The Art of Being Edward Biberman D
Mildred Pierce D
Visions of Light D
Hollywood Mouth 3 D
The Damned Don't Cry: The Crawford Formula - Real and Reel D
Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock? D
Quattro donne in carriera: Nude Julia, New York Morning D
Sanford and Son: The Way to Lamont's Heart D
WatchMojo: Top 10 Movies That Make You Not Want to Have Kids D
The 40th Annual Academy Awards D
Mad Men: Severance D
Rocky & Bullwinkle Show: The Ruby Yacht: Parts 3-4 D
Agenzia Rockford: To Protect and Serve: Part 1 D
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss D
American Horror Story: Test of Strength D
You Must Remember This: Six Degrees of Joan Crawford: The Middle Years (Mildred Pierce to Johnny Guitar) D
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star D
Precious Images D
Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage' D
Lux Video Theatre: Mildred Pierce D
The Best of Film Noir D
Mammina cara D
Battle-Axe: The Making of 'Strait-Jacket' D
L'amore non può attendere D
RuPaul's Drag Race: The Daytona Wind D
Notti argentine D
Feud: You Mean All This Time We Could Have Been Friends? D
Arena: Screen Goddesses D
Blade Runner D
American Masters: Tyrus D
Stars of the Silver Screen: Joan Crawford D
Feud: And the Winner Is... (The Oscars of 1963) D
Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music D
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Human Duplicators D
K Street: Week 10 D
Goodbye Lover D
Goodbye Lover D
Pretty Little Liars: Stolen Kisses D
On Edge D
Perdutamente tua D
K Street: Week 9 D
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney D
Storia del cinema: Un'odissea: The Golden Age of World Cinema D
Words D
RuPaul's Drag Race: The Snatch Game D
Bandstand: Episode dated 15 May 1965 D
Titanic D
She-Wolf in Hollywood: The Story of Maria Ouspenskaya D
Riverdale: Chapter Two: A Touch of Evil D
Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema: Cult Movies D
Call the Usual Suspects: The Craft of the Character Actor D

Frase

Veda Pierce: With this money I can get away from y [...] D
Monte Beragon: You know, Mildred, in the spring, a [...] D
Monte Beragon: I always knew that someday we'd com [...] D
Ida Corwin: [to Wally about his lustful looks in h [...] D
Veda Pierce: You think just because you made a lit [...] D
Mildred Pierce: You can do me a great kindness. M [...] D
Mildred Pierce: [to the inspector] I was in love w [...] D
Monte Beragon: Oh, I wish I could get that interes [...] D
Ida Corwin: Don't look now, Junior. But you are st [...] D
Bert Pierce: This'll only take a minute. It's, it' [...] D
Wally Fay: My client feels, and I am in complete a [...] D
Wally Fay: You know, this is a pretty big night fo [...] D
Mildred Pierce: You look down on me, because I wor [...] D
Mildred Pierce: And just what do you do, Mr Berago [...] D
Mildred Pierce: You've been snooping around ever s [...] D
Inspector Peterson: Mrs. Beragon, being a detectiv [...] D
Wally Fay: Oh boy! I'm so smart it's a disease! D
Monte Beragon: Drink? Mildred Pierce: You drink t [...] D
Veda Pierce: This is Miram Ellis, mother. She sing [...] D
Inspector Peterson: I know. Everybody thinks detec [...] D
Policeman: Okay. Wheel her in. D
Wally Fay: Not too much ice in that drink you're a [...] D
Wally Fay: You know, you keep on refusing me, and [...] D
Mildred Pierce: Get out Veda. Get your things out [...] D
Lottie: [on the opening of Mildred's restaurant] T [...] D
Mildred Pierce: Cut it out, Wally. You make me fee [...] D
Miriam Ellis: I didn't know you had a mother. Ved [...] D
Wally Fay: There's something about the sound of my [...] D
Monte Beragon: [as Mildred caught Monte and Veda i [...] D
Mildred Pierce: Veda, I think I'm really seeing yo [...] D
Monte Beragon: In the Beragon family, there is an [...] D
Ida Corwin: What is this, a class reunion? D
Veda Pierce: [kissing the check from the Forrester [...] D
Veda Pierce: It's the dress. It's awfully cheap ma [...] D
Ida Corwin: I like Mexico. It's so... Mexican. D
Mr. Jones: Why do you always interrupt? Ida Corwi [...] D
Ida Corwin: Laughing boy seems slightly burned at [...] D
Mildred Pierce: [to Monte about his negotiation re [...] D
Monte Beragon: You take my breath away. Mildred P [...] D
Ida Corwin: [making a toast] To the men we've love [...] D
Miriam Ellis: Maybe I'd better send for a beer... [...] D
Veda Pierce: I don't like this house. Mildred Pie [...] D
Ida Corwin: [to Mildred] Personally, Veda's convin [...] D
Mildred Pierce: You look down on me because I work [...] D
Mrs. Forrester: Your daughter has somehow got the [...] D
Mildred Pierce: That Ted Forrester's nice-looking, [...] D
Kay Pierce: [talking about her derriere] You ought [...] D
Mildred Pierce: Wally, you should be kept on a lea [...] D
Mildred Pierce: I'm sorry I did that... I'd've rat [...] D
Mildred Pierce: [to Mrs. Forrester] Having you in [...] D
[last lines] Inspector Peterson: You know, Mrs. B [...] D
Ida Corwin: When men get around me, they get aller [...] D
Veda Pierce: With this money I can get away from y [...] D
Bert Pierce: She plays the piano like I shoot pool [...] D
[first lines] Monte Beragon: [falling onto the fl [...] D
Mildred Pierce: [after Veda slaps her] Get out, Ve [...] D
Mildred Pierce: Look, Monte. I've worked long and [...] D
Wally Fay: [to Ida] I hate all women. Thank goodne [...] D
Ida Corwin: Oh, men. I never yet met one of them t [...] D
Bert Pierce: Maggie means nothing to me. You know [...] D
Veda Pierce: It's your fault I'm the way I am. Hel [...] D
Mildred Beragon: [to Inspector Peterson] I was alw [...] D
Veda Pierce: That's what I like about you, Ida. Yo [...] D
Policeman on Pier: If you take a swim, I'd have to [...] D

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