Mildred Pierce (miniseries)


Mildred Pierce is a five-part miniseries that first aired on HBO on March 27, 2011. Adapted from James M. Cain's 1941 novel of the same name,[1] it was directed by Todd Haynes, and starred Kate Winslet in the title role, alongside Guy Pearce, Evan Rachel Wood and Melissa Leo.[1] Carter Burwell wrote the original score for the miniseries.

It is the second adaptation of the novel, after the 1945 film noir produced by Warner Bros. and starring Joan Crawford.


Synopsis
Mildred Pierce depicts an overprotective, self-sacrificing mother during the Great Depression who finds herself separated from her husband, opening a restaurant of her own and falling in love with a new man, all the while trying to earn her spoiled, narcissistic daughter's love and respect. The miniseries follows Cain's original novel exactly, dramatizing nearly every scene and dispensing with the murder subplot which was added for the 1945 film. The dialogue is taken almost entirely word-for-word from the novel.


Cast
Kate Winslet as Mildred Pierce
Guy Pearce as Monty Beragon
Evan Rachel Wood as Veda Pierce (Sumi Jo as her singing "voice")
Melissa Leo as Lucy Gessler
Morgan Turner as Young Veda Pierce
James LeGros as Wally Burgan
Brian F. O'Byrne as Bert Pierce
Mare Winningham as Ida Corwin
Hope Davis as Mrs. Forrester



Quelle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mildred_Pierce_(TV_miniseries)