 It is about the titular heroine (Winslet), a divorcée during the Great Depression struggling to establish a restaurant business while yearning for the respect of her narcissistic daughter (played by Evan Rachel Wood).Winslet, who had recently divorced Mendes, believed certain aspects of her character's life mirrored her own.She was intimidated by the scope of the production, as she featured in every scene of the 280-page script.