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Imitation of Life

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Release Year

1959

Plot Summary

A struggling young actress with a six-year-old daughter sets up housekeeping with a homeless black widow and her light-skinned eight-year-old daughter who rejects her mother by trying to pass for white.

Run Time

125 min

Aspect Ratio

1.85 : 1

Genre

Drama, Romance

Language

English

Keyword

Actress, Coney Island, Widow, Racial, Maid

Movie Rating

Sound Mix

Mono

Colour

Color

Film Type

Feature

Film Class

Melodrama, Family Drama

Themes

Mothers and Daughters, Women's Friendship, Class Differences, Servants and Employers, Race Relations, Actor's Life

Tones

Talky, Compassionate, Intimate, Lavish, Passionate, Stylized, Endearing, Moody

Mood

High on Emotion, Only Human

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1, 2, 3

Wikipedia Text

Imitation of Life is a 1959 American film directed by Douglas Sirk, produced by Ross Hunter and released by Universal Pictures, starring Lana Turner and John Gavin and features Sandra Dee, Dan O'Herlihy, Susan Kohner, Robert Alda and Juanita Moore as Annie Johnson. Gospel music star Mahalia Jackson appears as a church choir soloist. The film is an adaptation of Fannie Hurst's novel of the same name. It is the second film adaptation of the novel. The first film was released in 1934.

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Budget

2000000

Release Date

17 April 1959

Country

USA

Country Of Origin

USA