

"Having it all would cost her everything."
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.
Created by: Pamela Koffler, John Wells
Written by James M. Cain
Produced by: Todd Haynes, Christine Vachon
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