Veda Pierce from "Mildred Pierce" (1945)
Ava Lawson 
Has there ever been a bigger, more pretentious cunt of a daughter in cinema history? She grew up in what was practically a mansion, was spoiled rotten in every way possible, pretended to speak French, had cars given to her, but absolutely could not handle the "disgracefulness" of her mother running a restaurant. I wanted to reach through the screen and strangle the little bitch from beginning to end.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 12 | July 26, 2020 8:21 PM |
Oh, you said in cinema. Never mind.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | July 26, 2020 7:55 PM |
Joan wasn't about to let Tina turn into Veda, neither!
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | July 26, 2020 7:57 PM |
OP,
You've never spoken of your people,
where you came from, so perhaps it's natural.
You seem, dreadfully recherche, n'est-ce pas?
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 3 | July 26, 2020 7:59 PM |
Interesting interview with Ann Blyth, if you're so inclined...
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 4 | July 26, 2020 7:59 PM |
"Mildred Pierce" is one of Carol Burnett's favorite movies
And she did an amazing spoof of it on her variety show
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 5 | July 26, 2020 8:02 PM |
She was so awful and ungrateful. Did she have any redeeming qualities? I haven't seen the film in ages.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 6 | July 26, 2020 8:03 PM |
Poor Veda was just a product of an unfortunate home life
divorced parents
death of a sibling
awful, cheap dresses that smell
absent parents
If only Joan had know how to be a parent
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 7 | July 26, 2020 8:10 PM |
Carol Burnett's sketch was a far better telling of the Mildred Pierce story
than the expensive, overblown HBO-Kate Winslet production with its endless episodes, muddied characters, and plodding pace
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | July 26, 2020 8:17 PM |
[quote] She grew up in what was practically a mansion
Please -- she grew up in a tract house in Glendale.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | July 26, 2020 8:20 PM |
Camp classic. But no one ever talks about the novel, by the great James M. Cain (Double Indemnity, The Postman Always Rings Twice). If you haven't read it, it's well worth it.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | July 26, 2020 8:21 PM |
