Imitation of Life (1959)
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Eleanore Griffin (screenplay) and
Allan Scott (screenplay)Imitation of Life Trailers
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ReviewsImitation Of Life-19597 years, 2 months ago at Mar 20 1:23
This movie includes a moving performance by Mahalia Jackson, who sings "Trouble Of The World" in the funeral scene.
Review2 years, 11 months ago at Jun 7 2:59
"Imitation of Life" is the ultimate *SOB* Opera. A tearjerker with sensitive racial issues pointed directly at the heart. The romance between Lana Turner and John Gavin is only secondary to the heart of the story: the pains of motherhood. Mother and child was never the same after and with such a tearful ending that the heart would almost cave in. This is Douglas Sirk's best movie, among a handful ... read more
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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.
Release date : 30 April 1959
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