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     Lana Turner

     Lora Meredith
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     John Gavin

     Steve Archer
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     Sandra Dee

     Susie, age 16
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     Dan O'Herlihy

     David Edwards
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     Susan Kohner

     Sarah Jane, age 18
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     Robert Alda

     Allen Loomis

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   When did 'imitation of life' come out?

   • Sirk's Imitation of Life premiered in Chicago on March 17, 1959, followed by Los Angeles on March 20 and New York City on April 17. Following its New York opening, it became number one in the US for two weeks before Universal put the film into general release on April 30.

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   What is the plot of imitation of life?

   • But Imitation of Life ’s plot included amplified social complexity: a female-headed, interracial “family,” and the taboo topic of a Black daughter who “looks” white and wishes to “pass” into the white world unburdened by Blackness.

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   Where can I watch 'imitation of life'?

   • Rent Imitation of Life on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV. Douglas Sirk enriches this lush remake of Imitation of Life with racial commentary and a sharp edge, yielding a challenging melodrama with the power to devastate.

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   Does 'imitation of life' have a'sincerity'?

   • Yet as Black feminist scholar Valerie Smith suggests, in the case of Imitation of Life, this aesthetic “‘sincerity’ . . . implicates viewers more directly in the effects of specific constructions of race and gender relations,” underscoring the film’s race problems and limiting audiences’ opportunities to keep these tensions at a distance.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Imitation_of_Life_(1959_film)Imitation of Life (1959 film) - Wikipedia

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   Imitation of Life is a 1959 American drama film directed by Douglas Sirk, produced by Ross Hunter and released by Universal International. It was Sirk's final Hollywood film and dealt with issues of race, class and gender.

4. www.imdb.com › title › tt0052918Imitation of Life (1959) - IMDb

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   Imitation of Life: Directed by Douglas Sirk. With Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Susan Kohner. An aspiring white actress takes in an African American widow whose mixed-race daughter is desperate to be seen as white.

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   • Genre: Drama

   • Director: Douglas Sirk
   • Release Date: 1959-03-20

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   Douglas Sirk enriches this lush remake of Imitation of Life with racial commentary and a sharp edge, yielding a challenging melodrama with the power to devastate. Lora Meredith (Lana Turner),...

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   • Actors: Lana Turner

   • Director: Douglas Sirk
   • Category: Drama

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   Buy or rent. YouTube Movies & TV. 181M subscribers. Subscribed. 3.5K. Living a lie is a poor substitute for living the truth sometimes it takes the harsh realties of life to help us discover...

8. www.imdb.com › title › tt0052918Imitation of Life (1959) - Plot - IMDb

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   Summaries. An aspiring white actress takes in an African American widow whose mixed-race daughter is desperate to be seen as white. Aspiring actress Lora Meredith meets Annie Johnson, a homeless Black woman at Coney Island, and soon they share a tiny apartment. Each woman has an intolerable daughter.

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    Brief Synopsis. Two mothers, one white, one black, face problems with their rebellious daughters. Cast & Crew. Read More. Douglas Sirk. Director. Lana Turner. Lora Meredith. John Gavin. Steve Archer. Sandra Dee. Susie Meredith, age sixteen. Susan Kohner. Sarah Jane [Johnson], age eighteen. Robert Alda. Allen Loomis. Photos & Videos. View All.

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    Jan 10, 2023 · Directed by John M. Stahl for Universal Pictures, and based on Fannie Hurst’s best-selling 1933 prefeminist rags-to-riches novel of the same name, the film raises issues of gender roles, labor, race, identity, and the American dream in a melodramatic framework that might have otherwise been regarded as that of a mere “ladies’ picture.”