Imitation Of Life Part 2/13

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

[rankingj]

Men looked so handsome with their hair slicked back in those days, a gentleman really looked like a gentleman.

[BostonFrost]

@sweetlikesuga2

don't you think there are hundreds of black actresses before Halle Berry who deserved an oscar?? what about Cecily Tyson? or Whoopi Goldburg's brilliance in The Color Purple? and the list goes on & on...

[missdarcy321]

Does anyone know who the little girl is who played little Sara Jane?

[buttafly361]

@Pikafuli i believe the 1st original version is 1934?? i think your search will be quite successful and accurate if u google it...it'll automatically give u both versions

[ipiinkypromiiseroc]

I'm mean white

[ipiinkypromiiseroc]

I can't believe she wanted to be black

[Pikafuli]

@TheChica510 There's another version of this!? Damn what year?? I have to see that!

And same here! I want to knock sense into her.

[TraMatable]

Beautiful n relevant: this movie highlights the challenges faced by multiracial. God had his reason n his purpose is at work!!!

[TheChica510]

i wanted to slap sara jane for treating her mama like that, she did kill her mom she died of a broken heart. But just watched the original black and white version and must watch it to compare it. have to say i like the lana turner version better

[LMmccallL57]

@IlyBeyonce4eva Look at the list of clips to the right. It says "Imitation of Life" 1/13, as in part one of thirteen parts.

[IlyBeyonce4eva]

where is part 1?

[n0iwont]

What a tart '' Miss Laura '' is - accepting a date from a man whose name she doesn't even know!