Mildred Pierce
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 man, all the while trying to earn her spoiled, narcissistic daughter's love and respect.
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: HBO
- Keyword: california, based on novel or book, depression, infidelity, kidnapping, restaurant, business woman, respect, daughter, rags to riches, friendship, love, romance, miniseries, historical, divorcee, historical drama, social history, 1920s, family life, american history, modern history
- Cast: Kate Winslet, Guy Pearce, Brían F. O'Byrne, Melissa Leo, James Le Gros, Mare Winningham