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Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Todd Haynes’ Mildred Pierce

When the project was announced, I started thinking of the Far From Heaven melodrama type, and when Kate Winslet’s name is tossed around I think of her in Revolutionary Road. Other than Pedro, there is no better director out there directing women.

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#07. Mildred Pierce

Director/Writer: Todd Haynes
Producers: Christine Vachon
Distributor: Rights Available.

The Gist: This is a mini-series adaptation of James M. Cain’s classic noir novel Mildred Pierce, with Kate Winslet taking on the role that Joan Crawford played in the 1945 film. This is about a woman struggling to survive the depression and protect her daughter amidst a complex set of betrayals and even murder. ….(more)

Cast: Kate Winslet

Why is it on the list?When the project was announced, I started thinking of the Far From Heaven melodrama type, and when Kate Winslet’s name is tossed around I think of her in Revolutionary Road. Other than Pedro, there is no better director out there directing women.

Release Date/Status?:The project is still listed as in development but this should logically go into production midway this year, I’ll try and bump into Haynes at Sundance where he is showing his 2nd breakout film after Supserstar in Poison.

 
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Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).

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