Mildred Pierce

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.

Cast: Kate Winslet, Guy Pearce, Evan Rachel Wood, Brían F. O'Byrne, Melissa Leo, James Le Gros, Mare Winningham, Marin Ireland