Imitation of Life (1934 film)
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Imitation of Life (1934 film) is a classic American drama that explores race, class, and motherhood through the intertwined lives of a white businesswoman and her Black housekeeper and their daughters.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Imitation of Life | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| academyAwardsCeremony | 7th Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Fannie Hurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Imitation of Life (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Bea Pullman
NERFINISHED
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Delilah Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jessie Pullman NERFINISHED ⓘ Peola Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | John M. Stahl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| era | Pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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melodrama film ⓘ |
| hasRemake | Imitation of Life (1959 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | National Film Registry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
intertwined lives of a white businesswoman and her Black housekeeper
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relationships between mothers and daughters ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Picture
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Academy Award for Best Sound Recording NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early Hollywood depiction of African American characters
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portrayal of racial passing in 1930s American cinema ⓘ |
| producer | Carl Laemmle Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSourceWork | 1933 ⓘ |
| registrySelectionYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | November 26, 1934 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| remakeDirector | Douglas Sirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtime | 111 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Clara Beranger
NERFINISHED
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William Hurlbut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | New York City ⓘ |
| soundRecordingNominee | Theodore Soderberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Claudette Colbert
NERFINISHED
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Fredi Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Louise Beavers NERFINISHED ⓘ Ned Sparks NERFINISHED ⓘ Rochelle Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren William NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
class
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entrepreneurship ⓘ friendship between women ⓘ motherhood ⓘ passing (racial identity) ⓘ race ⓘ |
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