Mildred Pierce

Saturday, May 3 11:30am

Monday, May 5 7pm

Michael Curtiz out-pulps James M. Cain’s original novel, staging a murder in the very first scene and streamlining the melodrama. The resulting adaptation not only brings the noir, it amps up the class division and the mother/daughter love/hate. If you ever wondered why Joan Crawford was a big deal, this is an excellent way to find out. -LG

1945 Dir. Michael Curtiz 1.37:1 B&W DCP 111 min.