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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Mildred Pierce |
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Mildred Pierce a woman who divorces her husband and opens up a sucessfull chain of restraunts. But whatever she does she can never please her daughter. She marries a man for her, buys a car for her, buys a house for her,nothing. Then when her daughter shoots Mildred's husband, she covers for her at the police station but in the end her selfish daughther,Veda, gets caught.
--Cal Tormey, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- fighting with parents
Family, loving
Yes
Special relationship with
- daughter
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- waitor/waitress
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) very skinny
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- small businessman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- California
Water?
Yes
Water:
- pleasure/love boat
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- concerned
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
Is this movie based on a
- book
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