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Imitation of Life|Claudette Colbert

Imitation of Life

Claudette Colbert and Warren William
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Overview

The first (and more faithful) screen adaptation of Fannie Hurst's eponymous novel, with Colbert and Beavers as the two mothers whose respective hearts are broken by their daughters. After the two successfully market the African-American Beavers' prize-winning pancakes, their material success can't keep Beavers' lighter-skinned daughter from rejecting her in favor of "passing" in white society. At the same time, Colbert and her daughter fall in love with the same man, and Colbert is forced to reject him. Remade by melodrama master Douglas Sirk in 1959. Academy Award Nominations: Best Picture, Best Sound.

Awards:

Main Cast & Crew:
John M. Stahl - Director
Claudette Colbert
Warren William
Rochelle Hudson
Ned Sparks
Louise Beavers
Fredi Washington
Juanita Quigley
Alan Hale
Henry Armetta
Wyndham Standing

Details

    Blu-Ray Disc Format
  • Format: Blu-ray (Full Frame, Mono Sound)
  • Run Time: 110
  • Color Format: B&W
  • UPC: 715515280617
  • Genre: DRAMA
  • Rating: NR
  • Release Date: January 2023

Movie Reviews

Reviews:
"...Dated but fascinating melodrama....[Stahl's direction pokes] holes in the soothing view of race relations..." -- Rating: B - 08/21/1998 Entertainment Weekly, p.131


"[H]istorically important..." - 02/10/2004 USA Today, p.6D

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