Filling the Void

Now that Boardwalk Empire is through it's first season and Mad Men is on (indefinite?) hiatus (and because Glee is just plain unwatchable), I'm thanking my lucky stars that the HBO 5-parter Mildred Pierce starring the incomparable Kate Winslet has appeared.

The first two parts aired Sunday night and I managed to stay up to watch the full two hours.

There's nothing at all flashy about this drama. They've struck the perfect chord of Depression bleakness, especially in the drawn out scene where Mildred takes refuge in the diner after being humiliated during her job search.

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Image via the Artforum interview 'Daughter Dearest' with Todd Haynes.

Below are posters from the 1945 movie with Joan Crawford as the title character (she won the Oscar that year) and the new HBO series:

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