Below you will find written and video materials to supplement your experience with this film. Be aware that some essays and video essays may contain spoilers.
Critical Essays
Filmsite Movie Review: Mildred Pierce (Filmsite)
‘Mildred Pierce’: One of the Greatest Hollywood Comeback Stories (Cinephilia & Beyond)
Mildred Pierce (1945) Review (Little White Lies)
Mildred Pierce and Women in Film (American Quarterly)
Todd Haynes’s “Mildred Pierce”: A Discussion (Film Quarterly)
Contextual Reading
The Feminine Grotesque: On the Warped Legacy of Joan Crawford
Memorable Mother Figures in Film
The Essentials: 5 of Michael Curtiz’ Greatest Films
