Mildred Pierce (Michael Curtiz, 1945) is a drama about the murder of Monte
Beragon (Zachary Scott), occurred in a beautiful but mysterious house near the beach.
During the screen duration, the spectator may see not only the investigation of this
crime but also a personal story about some past events that Mildred Pierce (Joan
Crawford) narrates when she is interrogated.
Temporal order is quite important in this movie because it is totally discontinuous due to the flashbacks that are included for the narration of these past events and that are necessary to understand the movie.
During the whole movie there is a sense of mystery, which is mainly based on these flashbacks because the introduction of past events complicates the action even more since the spectator is likely to have suspicion not only on the woman but also on the other characters. Besides, these flashbacks are narrated from Mildred’s point of view, which makes the spectator to be far more identified with her.
The point of view in this movie is also important and relevant because it makes the viewe to interpret the film in a different way. Whereas at the beginning everything seems be in one way, at the end it is discovered that it isn't, and the perspective is changed grafually in the course of the movie. There is also a component of surprise, nobody thought that the killer was going to be the person who in fact is.
That's why this movie is especially representative for its mystery and for its surprise. You may suspect and blame different people but... who is the murderer?
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