A Film Noir Classic: Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce (1945) Generally Approved for Audiences 1 hr. 51 min Directed by: Michael Curtiz Starring: Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden & Ann Blyth I can't believe that I haven't reviewed a film noir flick yet, since I am a big fan of the genre, but here we are. For the uninitiated, film noir is a genre of crime pictures that existed from the 40s to the late 50s. Most often they are typified and parodied as those movies with are hard drinking private eyes narrate every single thing and are dealing with a treacherous dame, with hard hitting jazz music drowning out everything. This idea is so firm in the public consciousness, despite the fact most classic noirs exist in stark contrast to this. The perfect example of this is Mildred Pierce. If you are looking for private eyes, cliched characters and jazz music then I'm afraid that you'll walk away disappoi...