Imitation of Life (1959)

Imitation of Life (1959) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$21.99

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Portuguese ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
124 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1959 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Douglas Sirk

Written By:
Eleanore Griffin
Allan Scott

Actors:
Lana Turner ..... Lora Meredith
John Gavin ..... Steve Archer
Sandra Dee ..... Susie - 16
Susan Kohner ..... Sarah Jane - 18
Robert Alda ..... Allen Loomis
Dan O'Herlihy ..... David Edwards
Juanita Moore ..... Annie Johnson
Karin Dicker ..... Sarah Jane - 8
Terry Burnham ..... Susie - 6
John Vivyan ..... Young Man
Lee Goodman ..... Photographer
Ann Robinson ..... Showgirl
Troy Donahue ..... Frankie
Sandra Gould ..... Annette
David Tomack ..... Mr. McKenney

Synopsis:

Aspiring actress Lora Meredith meets Annie Johnson a homeless black woman at Coney Island and soon they share a tiny apartment. Each woman has an intolerable daughter, though Annie's little girl Sarah Jane, is by far the worse. Neurotic and obnoxious, Sarah Jane doesn't like being black; since she's light-skinned (her father was practically white), she spends the rest of the film passing as white, much to her mother's heartache and shame. Lora, meanwhile, virtually ignores her own daughter in a single-minded quest for stardom.

A struggling young actress with a six-year-old daughter sets up housekeeping with a homeless black widow and her light-skinned eight-year-old daughter who rejects her mother by trying to pass for white.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 10 November, 2019.