I have to admit that I had not even heard about this movie before one of my clients suggested that we watch it one night when she had nothing else to do. So she popped it into the VCR and my co-worker and I sat down with her to keep her company. ...
Pros: Entertaining to watch, glossy and lavish scenes, costumes, good story. Cons: Racial themes that were powerful in 1959 seem stilted now.
With mothers and daughters, the grass often seems greener on the other side. In the 1959 blockbuster Imitation of Life starring Lana Turner, Juanita Moore, Sandra Dee and Susan Kohner, that might be the major unfolding theme -- along with social...
Imitation of Life was released when times and outlooks were different than they are today. The ‘color' line has become more blended today, but back in the early 50's it was quite distinct. Crossing that line meant you were ...
Pros: witty dialouge, good scenes and direction, generally compelling storylines. Cons: Questionable (?) racial content, unsubtle acting.... but this IS a soap opera.
Imitation of Life is one of Douglas Sirk’s melodramatic soap operas from the 1950’s, and is certainly worthwhile for anyone who wants to see rich people, lurid situations, and high emotions. It has been said by some critics that Sirk’s...
Pros: I love the friendship that developed between Lora and Annie Cons: Sarah Jane's identity crisis
Two different versions of a story set in different times and different places with the same underlying vision of what life really is and what people believe life should be. I was privileged with the ability to finally see both versions. I recently ...
Imitation of Life is the 1959 film that touches on the subjects of prejudice, interracial relationships, and mother-daughter relationships. It was a film that was somewhat head of its time. The film is a moving story...
Pros: Intricate, timeless Cons: First half moves slowly
Several years have passed since the last time I viewed Douglas Sirk's Imitation of life. During those years I changed. I became more aware of the subtleties of life and race relations in America. So when I sat down to watch the film this past Friday...
Pros: Portrays a white-black friendship during a time when it was taboo Cons: The two differing plot lines sometimes are confusing
This movie came out in 1959, before the passing of the Civil Rights Bill, when the US was still in the grip of blatant racism against Afro-Americans. Keeping this fact in mind while watching this movie will make the story even more poignant.
Pros: pleasant, wholesome, nothing uncomfortable Cons: a bit drawn out in places, be prepared for a bit of over-dramatics
Isn't there some sort of saying about life imitating art? Yet, ironically, this theatre (art) imitates life - or so the title says. This movie begins in the late 1940s and spans at least a decade. Since I wasn't born until the very late ...
Pros: major performances Cons: Turner's acting as an 'actress'
All of the actresses in this movie do such a wonderful job that it still astonishes me that this 1959 film doesn't enjoy a greater reputation. Lana Turner (fresh from her appearance at the Johnny Stompanato Inquest) and Sandra Dee (from the same year's...
this has got to be one of the best movies i have ever seen im my 25 year old life. the story, tha actors, the whole movie is great. its a story of a young black girl who is very light-skinned, who tries to pass for white. her mother is very dark skin...
In Douglas Sirk's emotionally and visually extravagant final film IMITATION OF LIFE a life's work of subverted melodrama and razor-sharp social commen...More at Family Video
Living a lie is a poor substitute for living the truth - sometimes it takes the harsh realities of life to help us discover who we truly are. The lege...More at Buy.com Marketplaces
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