Imitation of Life
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Imitation of Life is a 1959 American melodrama film directed by Douglas Sirk that explores race, class, and motherhood through the intertwined lives of a white actress and her Black housekeeper and their daughters.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Imitation of Life canonical | 8 |
| Imitation of Life (1959 film) | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| aspectOf | Hollywood melodrama cycle of the 1950s ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Fannie Hurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Imitation of Life (1934 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imitation of Life (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Sarah Jane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Susie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Russell Metty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| composer | Frank Skinner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Douglas Sirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal-International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Milton Carruth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
melodrama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
mother–daughter conflict
ⓘ
racial identity ⓘ social mobility ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadCharacter |
Annie Johnson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lora Meredith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
class
ⓘ
motherhood ⓘ race ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
intertwined lives of a white actress and her Black housekeeper
ⓘ
relationships between mothers and daughters ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of American racism
ⓘ
depiction of women’s ambition and sacrifice ⓘ exploration of racial passing ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Douglas Sirk filmography ⓘ |
| producer | Ross Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal-International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1959-04-17 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| remakeOf | Imitation of Life (1934 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 125 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Allan Scott
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eleanore Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| starring |
John Gavin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Juanita Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ Lana Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahalia Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandra Dee NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Kohner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Imitation of Life (1959 film)
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Imitation of Life (1959 film)