Imitation Of Life Part 1/13

This is a movie that is brilliant, beautiful, and wonderfully tragic in it's portrayal of women, friendships, and Mothers & daughters in the late 50's. As a Biracial woman I found it very powerful in it's attempt to address the complexities of racial identity . Adapted from Fannie Hurst's novel it's 1959's Imitation of Life. Starring Lana Turner, Juanita Moore, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Susan Kohner, Robert Alda, Dan O'Herlihy, and Gospel music star Mahalia Jackson.

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Film & Animation

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• Imitation Of Life
• Lana Turner
• Juanita Moore
• John Gavin
• Sandra Dee
• Susan Kohner
• Robert Alda
• Dan O'Herlihy
• Mahalia Jackson
• racial identity
• Biracial
• women
• 1959
• Mothers
• daughters

[cmb913]

I remember my teacher showed us this in class in 8th grade

[DragonflyNoir10]

@cmb913 Interested in knowing your thoughts about the movie then, verses your thoughts now. Have they changed at all?

[cmb913]

@DragonflyNoir10 No actually when I saw the movie then it shaped my vision of the psychological effects of racism, how damaging it can be especially to a child.

[DragonflyNoir10]

@cmb913 You had keen observation skills as an 8th grader. Well done! Thanks for your comments.

[lakersfan1974]

iam only 37,but i can safely say they dont make movies like this anymore,i admire the skool actresses they had so much grace and poise simply wonderful

[TakeMeBackTo1986]

It breaks my heart when her daughter turns her back on her 'cuz shes a "house mamie" :(

[ghostofxmaspast]

I love the little things in it that you couldn't do now. 1. Little kids getting their pictures taken by strange men. 2. Giving their address to strange men. lol!

[ermashinholster]

I LOVE THIS MOVIE..I HAVE IT ON VHS AND THE MOTHER/NANNY LOVED HER DAUGHTER SO MUCH THAT THE STRESS OF WANTING HER TO EXCEPT HER COLOR KILLED HER.CAN YOU UPLOAD IF YOU CAN THE SOPHISTICATED GENTS.

[khj990]

it's a great film and thanks for posting it. unfortunately the sound is out of sync. is that fixable?

[MrEclectic61]

Maybe all the skin bleacher's should watch this? I'm just saying. 

[MsAKA40]

This was a very sad movie but I can understand the rage and the hurt the

little girl felt. Racism is still alive and well today but back then i think it was 5 are 6 times harder.Even today I know of some biracial kids that try to pass. It's just a sad situation all around.

[catwoman32409]

I dont know if I am mixed up or what but isnt the little white girl Suzie the same child that played Ronda in The Bad Seed (patty McCormick)?