"Mildred Pierce" Part Five (2011)

Director:

Todd Haynes

Writers:

James M. Cain (novel)
Todd Haynes (teleplay) ...
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TV Series:

"Mildred Pierce" (2011)

Original Air Date:

10 April 2011 (Season 1, Episode 5)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Mildred is quite proud of Veda's accomplishments as a singer but finds that her daughter refuses to...

Plot Keywords:

Glendale California | Restaurant | California | Single Mother | Friendship

Cast

Kate Winslet	...	Mildred Pierce
Evan Rachel Wood	...	Veda Pierce
Guy Pearce	...	Monty Beragon
Brían F. O'Byrne	...	Bert Pierce
Paul Pilcz	...	Tommy
Melissa Leo	...	Lucy Gessler
Miriam Shor	...	Anna
Erwin Falcon	...	Pancho
James Le Gros	...	Wally Burgan (as James LeGros)
Eric Goldberg	...	Delivery Boy
Mare Winningham	...	Ida Corwin
Halley Feiffer	...	Arline
Ronald Guttman	...	Carlo Treviso
Leslie Lyles	...	Mrs. Jaeckel
Elvy Yost	...	Sigrid
Murphy Guyer	...	Mr. Pierce
Diane Kagan	...	Mrs. Pierce
Marin Ireland	...	Letty
Sherry Haynes	...	Wedding Guest (as Sherry Lynne Haynes)
Monica McCarthy	...	Wedding Guest
Tom Lipinski	...	Caterer
Laura Esterman	...	Mrs. Kramer
Daniel London	...	Mr. Levinson
Robb Webb	...	Radio Announcer
Paul Sparks	...	Mr. Hobey
Waltrudis Buck	...	Dressmaker
Harvey Waldman	...	Stage Manager
Patrick Husted	...	Mr. Eckstein
Rocco Sisto	...	Mr. Rossi
Christopher Koron	...	Archie
Till Schauder	...	Hans
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Paziora	...	Philharmonic Audience Member
Sean Patrick Reilly	...	Todd New
Maitely Weismann	...	Mrs. Levinson
Gary Berard	...	Theater Usher (uncredited)
Fran Lieu	...	Spinster at Mansion (uncredited)
Helen McTernan	...	Philharmonic Patron (uncredited)
Marissa Mutascio	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Directed by
Todd Haynes

Writing credits
James M. Cain		(novel)
Todd Haynes		(teleplay) &
Jonathan Raymond		(teleplay)

Produced by
Todd Haynes	....	executive producer
Pamela Koffler	....	executive producer
Ilene S. Landress	....	co-executive producer
Jessica Levin	....	associate producer
Kendall McCarthy	....	associate producer
Christine Vachon	....	executive producer
Harvey Waldman	....	line producer
John Wells	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Carter Burwell

Cinematography by
Edward Lachman		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Affonso Gonçalves
Camilla Toniolo

Casting by
Laura Rosenthal
Jennifer Sabel		(background casting)

Production Design by
Mark Friedberg

Art Direction by
Peter Rogness

Set Decoration by
Ellen Christiansen

Costume Design by
Ann Roth

Makeup Department
Nathan J. Busch II	....	key hair stylist
Christine Cantrell	....	key hair stylist
Martial Corneville	....	wig maker
Jerry DeCarlo	....	hair department head
Jeong-Hwa Fonkalsrud	....	makeup artist
Claus Lulla	....	key makeup artist
Linda Melazzo	....	makeup artist
Linda Melazzo	....	makeup artist: Ms. Winslet
Jerry Popolis	....	hair stylist: Ms Winslet
Rosemary Redlin	....	additional makeup artist
Patricia Regan	....	makeup department head
Barbara Sansone	....	hair stylist
Peggy Schierholz	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Regina Heyman	....	assistant unit production manager
Ilene S. Landress	....	unit production manager
Matthew Shapiro	....	post-production supervisor
Harvey Waldman	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Timothy Bird	....	first assistant director
Noreen R. Cheleden	....	second assistant director
Guy Efrat	....	additional second assistant director
Matthew Mason	....	second second assistant director
Harvey Waldman	....	second unit director

Art Department
Derrick Alford	....	carpenter
I. Ameijeiras	....	illustrator
Rand Angelicola	....	scenic artist
Michael Auszura	....	assistant art director
Stephen A. Baker	....	construction grip
Anthony Baldasare	....	set dresser
Robert Barnett	....	scenic artist
Stephen Barth	....	scenic artist
Dylan Bergeson	....	research assistant
Nikki Black	....	model maker
Robert Bortner	....	construction grip
Glen Bowen	....	construction grip
Terri Brennan	....	set dresser
Gabu Camilo	....	set dresser
Patrice Canfield Longo	....	warehouse manager
Bill Capucilli	....	carpenter
Yongxi Chen	....	scenic artist
Anthony F. Christy	....	on-set construction grip
Dan Decelle	....	set dresser
Ruth Deleon	....	on set dresser
Jacqueline Dickson	....	set decorating production assistant
Robert DiGrigoli	....	shop foreman
Paul George Divone	....	carpenter
Liza Donatelli	....	props
Richard Dowgin	....	best boy construction grip
Steven T. Duke	....	stage foreman
Lydia Fine	....	art department assistant
Colin Flynn	....	food stylist
Frank-Joseph Frelier	....	art department coordinator
Vanessa Frost	....	construction assistant
Isaac Gabaeff	....	on-set greensperson
Gordon Gertsen	....	greensman
James Gilliar	....	location foreman
Gregg Gilmartin	....	carpenter
Charles Goodman	....	on-set construction grip
Jonathan Graham	....	key construction grip
Roman Greller	....	location foreman
Sandy Hamilton	....	property master
Linda Harvey	....	carpenter
Brent Haywood	....	carpenter
Eric Helmin	....	production assistant
Arlo Hoffman	....	on-set greens
Chris Janks	....	carpenter
Kim Jennings	....	assistant art director
Deborah Jensen	....	assistant art director
Timothy Joliat	....	set dresser
Warren Jorgensen	....	camera scenic
Shauna Kellin	....	scenic artist
Claire Kirk	....	art department coordinator
Gordon Krause	....	key carpenter
Rob Landoll	....	scenic artist
Maddy Lederman	....	set dresser
Michael A. McFadden	....	construction grip
Timothy Metzger	....	leadman
Nick Miller	....	construction coordinator
Kris Moran	....	assistant props
Don Nace	....	scenic charge
Ryan W. Nace	....	industrial scenic
Anthony O.H. Navarro	....	set dresser
Frazer Newton	....	greens
Mel Noped	....	tool foreperson
Tobin Ost	....	assistant art director
Hollywood Nick Pagani	....	picture car coordinator
Hollywood Nick Pagani	....	picture car wrangler
Jessie Pellegrino	....	art department assistant
Janine Pesce	....	shop foreman
Mark Pollard	....	graphic artist
Michael Powsner	....	props
Hannah Price	....	scenic artist
Gennaro Proscia	....	carpenter
Raymond Reddy	....	shop foreman
James Reid	....	construction grip
Ernie Sandidge	....	industrial scenic
Will Scheck	....	lead greensperson
Theo Sena	....	on set dresser
Nithya Shrinivasan	....	assistant art director
Rodney Sterbenz	....	set dresser
Carrie Stewart	....	set decorating buyer
Maki Takenouchi	....	researcher
Betsy Tanner	....	carpenter
Mitch Towse	....	carpenter
Alice Wang	....	research assistant
Paul Weathered	....	second foreman: location
Joel Weaver	....	assistant property master
Ryan Webb	....	assistant property master
Anastasia White	....	art department assistant
Alyssa Winter	....	assistant set decorator

Sound Department
Wade Barnett	....	adr recordist
Lara Dale	....	foley artist
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer: New York
Brian Dunlop	....	foley editor
Michael Feuser	....	assistant sound editor
Dann Fink	....	adr loop group director
Mark Goodermote	....	boom operator
Ellen Heuer	....	foley artist
Bobby Johanson	....	adr mixer
Paul Koronkiewicz	....	second boom
Paul Koronkiewicz	....	sound utility
Drew Kunin	....	sound mixer
Travis MacKay	....	adr mixer
Mari Matsuo Colley	....	sound editorial production assistant
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer
Thomas O'Neil Younkman	....	sound effects editor
Eliza Paley	....	supervising adr editor
Eliza Paley	....	supervising dialogue editor
James David Redding III	....	re-recordist
A. Josh Reinhardt	....	sound mixer
Leslie Shatz	....	re-recording sound mixer
Leslie Shatz	....	sound designer
Jason Stasium	....	pro tools playback mixer

Special Effects by
Fred Buchholz	....	special effects supervisor
Chris Jordan	....	special effects foreman
Robert Keymer	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
John Bair	....	visual effects supervisor: Phosphene
Renuka Ballal	....	visual effects producer
Vivian Connolly	....	visual effects executive producer
Constance Conrad	....	digital artist
Stefania Gallico	....	digital artist
Jihyae Ham	....	digital compositor
Hsing Ting Huang	....	digital artist
Marci Ichimura	....	digital artist
Sergei Martirosov	....	digital artist
Nathan Meier	....	digital artist
Josephine Noh	....	digital artist
Uros Otasevic	....	digital artist
Thomas Panayiotou	....	digital compositor
Lea Prainsack	....	visual effects associate producer
Aaron Raff	....	digital artist
Lesley Robson-Foster	....	visual effects supervisor
Djuna Wahlrab	....	digital artist
Scott Winston	....	digital compositor
Soojung Yoon	....	digital artist

Stunts
Blaise Corrigan	....	stunt coordinator
Jodi Michelle Pynn	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Olga Abramson	....	second assistant camera operator: "b" camera
Kevin Adams	....	theatrical lighting
Tony Arnaud	....	company grip
Daniel Beaman	....	dolly grip
Michael J. Betzag	....	company grip
Geb Byers	....	first assistant camera operator: "b" camera: second unit
Bob Calandro	....	company grip
Elizabeth Cash	....	film loader
William Coleman	....	camera operator: "b" camera
William Coleman	....	director of photography: second unit
Divine Cox	....	best boy grip
John William DeBlau III	....	company electrician
Christopher DeBlau	....	best boy electric
John W. DeBlau	....	gaffer
Robert K. Feldmann	....	grip
Richie Ford	....	rigging gaffer
Ted Goodwin	....	electrician
Craig Haagensen	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Jeffrey Hinnes	....	company electrician
Jonathan Kealey	....	company electrician
Ed Koza	....	b dolly grip
Charles Libin	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Charles Libin	....	director of photography: second unit
Christian May	....	electrician
Dave McAllister	....	key rigging grip
James McMillan	....	key grip
Keith McNicholas	....	electric
James J. Murphy	....	company grip
Matt Naughton	....	company electrician
Heather Norton	....	first assistant camera
Andrew Peck	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Louis Petraglia	....	rigging electric best boy
Gerard Sava	....	camera operator
Andrew D. Schwartz	....	still photographer
Eve Strickman	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Christopher Studley	....	company electrician
Eric Swanek	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
T. Ray Treece	....	video playback
Craig Vaccaro	....	best boy rigging grip

Animation Department
Nat Jencks	....	title animator

Casting Department
Jodi Angstreich	....	casting associate
Maribeth Fox	....	casting associate
Jennifer Sabel	....	extras casting associate (as J. Sabel)
Grant Wilfley	....	extras casting
Sara Wilfley	....	extras casting associate
Bruce Winant	....	adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Susan Bakula	....	seamstress
Scott T. Coppock	....	milliner: ager/dyer
Debbe DuPerrieu	....	costume research
Kate Edwards	....	additional costumer
Sandi Figueroa	....	costumer: Kate Winslet
Nicole Greenbaum	....	key costumer
Staci Greenbaum	....	costume coordinator
Lara Greene	....	seamstress
Joni M. Huth	....	head seamstress
Kortney Lawlor	....	key costumer
Donna Maloney	....	costume supervisor
Michelle Matland	....	assistant costume designer
Yaneya Rovira	....	costumer-stitcher
Jonathan Schwartz	....	costume assistant
Ashley E. Singer	....	milliner
Patrick Wiley	....	assistant costume designer
Rosi Zingales	....	additional costumer

Editorial Department
Kate Abernathy	....	assistant editor
Parker Chehak	....	post production supervisor
Sam Daley	....	colorist
Ron Dulin	....	first assistant editor
Emily Fenster	....	post-production coordinator
Gardner Gould	....	post-production assistant
Patrick McGuinn	....	dailies manager
Jay Tilin	....	senior on-line editor
Samantha Uber	....	assistant on-line editor
Michael P. Whipple	....	digital intermediate engineer

Music Department
Carter Burwell	....	conductor
Carter Burwell	....	orchestrator
Tony Finno	....	music preparation
Mick Gormaley	....	music assistant
Christopher Guardino	....	music coach: piano
Todd Kasow	....	music editor
Evyen Klean	....	music consultant (as Evyen J. Klean)
Stewart Lerman	....	music producer
Sandra Park	....	orchestra contractor
Dean Parker	....	composer assistant
Randall Poster	....	music supervisor
David Weyner	....	music consultant: classical music
Todd Whitelock	....	music engineer
Carter Burwell	....	music producer (uncredited)
Sumi Jo	....	playback singer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Frank Beggins	....	driver
John Black	....	driver
Ed Brunnhoelzl	....	driver
Anthony Buffalino	....	driver
Ray Connors	....	driver
Bill Curry Jr.	....	driver
Christopher Defeo	....	driver
Edward Devereaux II	....	transportation co-captain
Buonaventuro Devivo	....	driver
Ralph Devivo	....	driver
William Espanet	....	driver
James Fanning	....	driver (as Jimmy Fanning)
Sean Heilig	....	driver
John Hicks	....	transportation co-captain (as John M. Hicks)
Joseph W. Kelly	....	driver (as Joe Kelly)
Peter Krienbihl	....	driver (as Pete Kreinbihl)
Sean Leahy	....	driver
Brian Lieberz	....	driver: cast
John Miale	....	driver
Ray Moyer	....	driver
Bryan Place	....	driver
Joseph Riso	....	driver
Brian Salomone	....	driver
Kenneth Swanson	....	driver
Michael Vanness	....	driver
Mark A. Whittaker	....	driver
Gilbert S. Williams	....	driver

Other crew
Ramona Adair	....	production assistant
Malcolm Alston	....	location assistant
Jose Astimbay	....	craft service
Maureen Beitler	....	set medic
Carl Bellavia	....	location scout
Omar Benbrahim	....	set production assistant
Alex Berard	....	location unit assistant
Zoran Blazevic	....	location scout
Scott Bowers	....	staff production assistant
Valerie Rose Bronte	....	accounting clerk
Salvatore Carino	....	production controller
Jonathan P. Caro	....	location assistant
Victoria Carter	....	location assistant
Kacey Chapin	....	office production assistant
Kerry Clark	....	parking coordinator
Chris Cloud	....	location assistant
Scotch James Diaz Crisostomo	....	payroll accountant
Rives Curtright	....	location assistant
Tana David	....	post facilities coordinator
Tomas Deckaj	....	key set production assistant
Ana Dutan	....	craft service
Guy Efrat	....	key assistant location manager
Melissa Elliott	....	end titles
Katie Ennis	....	production assistant
Steve Faughnan	....	location coordinator
Brian Fernekes	....	production assistant
Charlotte Fleck	....	dialect coach: cast
Sarah Follett	....	location assistant
Travis Gerdes	....	post production assistant
Joe Guest	....	location manager
Laura Heaney	....	assistant: Ms. Landress (as Laura E. Heaney)
Susan Hegarty	....	dialect coach: Kate Winslet
Jodi Innerfield	....	additional production assistant
Michelle Israel	....	set production assistant: first team
Jeanne Jirik	....	chef
Matthew Kania	....	assistant location manager
David Kaplan	....	assistant: Ms. Vachon/Ms. Koffler
Ben Katz	....	additional production assistant
Rich Koski	....	set production assistant
Liz Kugle	....	additional production coordinator
Phoebe Kwong	....	production staff
Gabrielle Lasting	....	assistant production coordinator
Brendan Lee	....	set production assistant
Carrie Lukasiewicz	....	assistant: Ms. Winslet
Kristin Martini	....	assistant: Mr. Wells
Terry McAllister	....	security
Marlene McCarty	....	title designer
Michelle Morris	....	project manager: technicolor
Robert Noonan	....	location scout
Eric Papa	....	location scout
Michael Perilstein	....	adr group
Wayne Petrucelli	....	security coordinator/security Ms Winslet
Marcia Rivas	....	craft service
Wendy Lee Roberts	....	script supervisor
Doreen Roman	....	set medic
Matthew Roper	....	security
Leigh Rydberg	....	production assistant
Julie Sage	....	location assistant
James Sehring	....	office production assistant
Alexis Page Smith	....	production secretary
Tanya Smith	....	assistant: Mr. Haynes
John Spady	....	location scout
Luca Waldman	....	production assistant: 2nd unit
Paula Wright	....	office production assistant
Rufus Wyer	....	location assistant
Dean A. Holtermann	....	second assistant accountant (uncredited)
Rachel Jaros	....	additional production assistant (uncredited)
Bonnie Munoz	....	second assistant accountant (uncredited)
Ramón Rodríguez	....	second assistant accountant (uncredited)
Sam Wootton	....	accounting clerk (uncredited)

Thanks
Cecelia Cannon	....	thanks
Tom Colicchio	....	thanks
Richard Glatzer	....	thanks
Sherry Haynes	....	in loving memory (as Sherry Lynne Haynes)
Wendy Haynes	....	thanks
Kelly Reichardt	....	thanks
Amy Ryan	....	thanks
Greg Sax	....	thanks
Wash Westmoreland	....	thanks

Set Decoration by
Ellen Christiansen		(2010)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Timothy Bird	....	first assistant director (2010)
Noreen R. Cheleden	....	second assistant director (2010)
Joe Guest	....	second assistant director (2010)
Matthew Mason	....	second second assistant director (2010)

Special Effects by
J.C. Brotherhood	....	special effects supervisor (2010)

Visual Effects by
Lesley Robson-Foster	....	visual effects supervisor (2010)

Stunts
William Cote	....	stunt double (Guy Pearce) (2010)
Christopher Place	....	stunts (2010)

Production Companies

• Home Box Office (HBO) (as HBO Miniseries) (presents)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (in association with)
• Killer Films
• John Wells Productions (as John Wells)

Distributors

• Galapagos Films (2012) (Poland) (DVD)
• HBO Hungary (2011) (Hungary) (TV)
• HBO Polska (2011) (Poland) (TV)
• HBO (2011) (Czech Republic) (TV)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (HBO2) (limited)
• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (2012) (USA) (DVD)
• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (2012) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sky Atlantic (2011) (UK) (TV)

Other Companies

• ARRI / Camera Service Center  camera equipment provided by
• Helen Uffner Vintage Clothing  vintage clothing rentals

Runtime:

79 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

United Palace Theater - 4140 Broadway Avenue, Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Home Box Office (HBO)

Trivia:

Operatic pieces performed in the movie deviated from that of the book. Author James Cain's mother was an operatic singer and he carefully selected the pieces used in the book. The filmmakers decided to use a selection that more closely paralleled the conflict between mother and daughter. One selection is the Queen of the Night aria from Mozart's "Magic Flute". The aria features a daughter that clashes wills against her possessive mother.

Goofs:

Continuity: As Mildred and Monty are driving around looking at properties they pass by two brick houses, the second one with a Rolls-Royce coupe in the drive sitting in front of a white garage. The camera angle changes into the car and then the next camera angle is slightly pulled away but they pass by the exact same two houses with the same Rolls-Royce in the drive.

Quotes:

Veda Pierce:Does it make a difference what she thinks? Or what she pays for?
Monty Beragon:You thought you held the strings on everybody, didn't you? You thought you could come around and dress me up and use me as bait to lure your famous daughter back to the teat!
Mildred Pierce:No.
Monty Beragon:But it was live bait, Mildred. It was live bait! And guess what? This time the quarry and the bait fell in love! No kidding! And for the first time in your life, there's nothing, you hear me, nothing you can do about it!
Veda Pierce:Darling, please. All this screaming. Get dressed now and we'll clear out.

1.4 and 1.5 Shockingly Disappointing- Where's the Beef, Mildred? **

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

What an uncanny version of James M. Cain's best seller. The guy must be turning over in the grave with this rendition.

Veda as an opera singer? Come on. She couldn't play the piano and suddenly she is singing away? Rachel Evan Ward was not allowed to show the viciousness that sparkled in the 1945 performance of Ann Blyth. Blyth was a tyrant,the ultimate killer. Ward is allowed to bed down Monty but that's about it. Her farewell scene with Mama Mildred, as she prepares to leave for N.Y. is comical at best. Instead of that famous shooting scene, we have Mildred jumping all over Miss Veda. I thought I was going to see a wrestling match.

Monty is so drunk here that he had nothing to do with Mildred's going bankrupt. Instead, the blame for the demise of the business is on Wally? Remember in the '45 film when Wally said to Mildred after the business collapsed: "You Married him!"

All of a sudden, in this version, Ida is made to appear as a culprit. Then she comes running at the end to apologize when Mildred remarries Burt. (Remember in the 1945 version that reconciliation is understood when the 2 walk away together after Veda is exposed for murder.)

Monty leads the cheering section for Veda's triumph at the Hollywood bowl. The Monty we knew was incapable of that.

The way this disappointing film ends, it appears that a sequel could be possible. Let's toast to that never occurring.