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Imitation of Life
Release Date: October 02, 1959
Year | : | 1959 |
Slogan | : | «Fannie Hurst's best selling novel of today's tormented generation!» |
Genres | : | Drama, Romance |
Production Companies | : | Universal International Pictures |
Director | : | Douglas Sirk |
Producers | : | Norman Deming, Ross Hunter |
Writers | : | Eleanore Griffin, Fannie Hurst, Allan Scott |
RunTime | : | 125 mins. |
Lora Meredith, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway, has a chance encounter with Annie Johnson, a black single mother. Annie becomes the caretaker of Lora's daughter, Susie, while Lora pursues her stage career. Both women deal with the difficulties of motherhood: Lora's thirst for fame threatens her relationship with Susie, while Annie's light-skinned daughter, Sarah Jane, struggles with her African-American identity.
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