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Mothers and daughters -- Drama.
Passing (Identity) -- Drama.
Racism -- United States -- Drama.
United States -- Race relations -- Drama.
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Passing (Identity) -- Drama.
Racism -- United States -- Drama.
United States -- Race relations -- Drama.
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Imitation of life [videorecording (
DVD
)].
Universal Studios Home Video, 2002.
Call #:
DVD
IMI
1959
Dra
Subjects
Mothers and daughters -- Drama.
Passing (Identity) -- Drama.
Racism -- United States -- Drama.
United States -- Race relations -- Drama.
Series
Video Difference legacy collection.
ISBN:
9780783276700
0783276702
Format:
[videorecording (
DVD
)].
Description:
1 videodisc (125 min.) : 2.0 Dolby digital mono. sd., col. ; 12 cm.
Notes:
Based on the novel by Fannie Hurst.
Originally released as a motion picture in
1959
.
Remake of the 1934 film of the same name directed by John M. Stahl.
Home use only.
In English with optional Spanish or French subtitles.
Production:
[Presented by] Universal International ; produced by Ross Hunter ; screenplay by Eleanore Griffin and Allan Scott ; directed by Douglas Sirk.
Performers:
Lana Turner and John Gavin with Sandra Dee, Dan O'Herlihy, Susan Kohner, Robert Alda, Juanita Moore and Mahalia Jackson singing "Trouble of the World'.
Summary:
"Living a lie is a poor substitute for living the truth - sometimes it takes the harsh realities of life to help us discover who we truly are. The legendary Lana Turner stars in this
1959
version of Fannie Hurst's emotionally charged drama, which chronicles two widows and their troubled daughters as they struggle to find true happiness amidst racial prejudice. Lana Turner plays Lora, a single white mother whose Hollywood starlet ambitions come at the expense of any meaningful relationship with her daughter, Susie (Sandra Dee). Lora's black housekeeper, Annie (Juanita Moore), has troubles of her own as she faces the rejection of her own fair skinned daughter, Sarah Jane (Susan Kohner), who abandons her heritage for a chance to be accepted as white. As years of selfishness and denial pass, tragedy strikes and forces the women to come to terms with their own identities. Moore and Kohner were both Oscar nominated for 'Best Supporting Actress' for their stirring performances. This lavish production, directed by Douglas Sirk (Magnificent Obsession), was a critical and commercial success, and today remains both a testament to its time and a beloved Hollywood classic."--Container.
Awards:
Best Supporting Actress nominations (Academy Awards): Juanita Moore; Susan Kohner.
Genre:
Romance films.
Melodrama and tearjerker films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
DVDs.
Other authors:
Hurst, Fannie, 1889-1968. Imitation of life.
Sirk, Douglas, 1897-1987.
Turner, Lana, 1921-1995.
Gavin, John, 1928-
Dee, Sandra.
O'Herlihy, Dan, 1919-2005.
Kohner, Susan, 1936-
Alda, Robert.
Moore, Juanita.
Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972.
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