Imitation of Life
Fannie Hurst's best selling novel of today's tormented generation!
Fannie Hurst's best selling novel of today's tormented generation!
Drama, Romance
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1959
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In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.
Director:
Cast:
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Dan O'Herlihy
,
John Gavin
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Lana Turner
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Juanita Moore
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Sandra Dee
,
Robert Alda
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Susan Kohner
,
Karin Dicker
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Details
Runtime:
125 min
Release date:
9 Apr 1959
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 3 wins & 6 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
While this device lends more scope, it also results in the overdone busy actress/neglected daughter conflict.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
19 Mar 2009
rotten:
This modernized remake of Miss Hurst's frankly lachrymose tale is much the same as its soggy predecessor. It is the most shameless tear-jerker in a couple of years.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
25 Mar 2006
fresh:
Forget those who decry the '50s Hollywood melodrama; it is through the conventions of that hyper-emotional genre that Sirk is able to make such a devastatingly embittered and pessimistic movie.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
Douglas Sirk's 1959 film was the biggest grosser in Universal's history until the release of Airport, yet it's also one of the most intellectually demanding films ever made in Hollywood.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Imitation of Life is still a potent onion. When passed before the moviegoer's eyes, it may force theater owners to install aisle scuppers to drain off the tears.
– ,
TIME Magazine,
20 May 2011