NOIRVEMBER SERIES: 'MILDRED PIERCE (1945)'
After her unfaithful husband leaves her, Mildred Pierce proves she can become independent and successful. But winning the approval of her spoiled daughter proves a greater challenge. Crafted with striking cinematography, this mother of all melodramas remains a searing and cynical examination of class in America and gives us a career-defining (and Oscar-winning) performance by Joan Crawford.
- Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott
- Michael Curtiz
- Ranald MacDougall, James M. Cain, William Faulkner
- 111 minutes
- Approved
All Sunday screenings will have introductions by Julia Ricci.
Noirvember: “Women In Noir” celebrates the enigmatic and unforgettable women at the heart of three enduring film noir classics. Featuring Double Indemnity, Laura, and Mildred Pierce, this series explores the complexities of desire, betrayal, ambition, and survival as embodied by some of the movement’s most compelling characters.
Julia Ricci loves sharing classic movies with people, whether they’re longtime fans or seeing them for the first time. She holds a History degree from Ball State and previously programmed at Heartland Film, researched for FilmStruck, and has been featured on Turner Classic Movies.
About Kan-Kan Cinema and Brasserie
An arthouse cinema. A European-inspired restaurant. A neighborhood gathering place. A home for film-lovers, food-lovers and community-seekers, in Windsor Park, just northeast of downtown Indianapolis.