Mildred Pierce

If you haven't seen HBO's miniseries Mildred Pierce then it is high time to watch it! Kate Winslet plays a self-sacrificing mother of two daughters, struggling to make ends meet she decided to open a restaurant which offers Chicken & Waffle dinners (what an odd combination it seems nowadays!). Mildred's narcissistic daughter is played by oh so gorgeous Evan Rachel Wood. The outcome of the plot is pretty unexpected and the tensions between mother and daughter really heat up in the two last episodes, so better take a look yourself... Winslet and Wood both make a really superb role in the mini-series, which is the  adaptation of the 1941 novel "Mildred Pierce". Mildred Pierce was also made into a film in 1945 starring Joan Crawford. 

Kate Winslet as Mildred Pierce

Mildred with her daughter Veda

Mildred taking time off with her beau Monty

Mildred's and Veda's usual quarrels

Kes pole veel jõudnud vaadata Mildred Pierce'i nimelist sarja, soovitame soojalt pilk peale heita. Viie osalise miniseriaali tegevus toimub 1930 Ameerikas, kus kahe tütre ema Mildred on pärast lahutust keerulises olukorras. Kuna Mildred on suurepärane kokk ja kondiiter siis ongi loogiliseks lahenduseks avada oma söögikohta, mis ostutub väga menukaks. Mildredi elu muudab keeruliseks tema vanem enesekeskne tütar keda mängib imeilus Evan Rachel Wood. Viimases kahes osas muutuvad ema-tütre suhted ülimalt keerukaks ning lõpplahenduski on päris üllatav! Mainimist väärt on see, et Winslet ja Wood teevad väga head rollid. Mildred Pierce miniseriaal on adapteering 1941 aasta samanimelisest raamatust ning sellest on vändatud film 1945 aastal.