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Kasper Løvborg
rated 9

My favorite Sirk. It's all here: His trademark colour palette, his preoccupation with subversive themes, the over-blown emotions. His masterstroke is that the fact that this film is undeniably and delirously over the top both enhances the sen...

3 years ago

Cast & Crew

Douglas Sirk
Director
Bess Flowers
As Geraldine Moore (uncredited)
Eddie Parker
As Cop at Funeral
Jeffrey Sayre
As Audience Member
Cosmo Sardo
As Audience Member
Chet Brandenburg
As Man at Coney Island
Frank Baker
As Party Guest

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A single mother's chance encounter with a black maid leads to a complex and emotional journey of self-discovery, love, and identity in this classic drama. Lora Meredith, a white widow and aspiring Broadway actress, hires Annie Johnson, a black woman, to work in her home. As the two women and their daughters grow closer, long-held secrets and hidden truths threaten to tear them apart. A powerful tale of race, family, and the sacrifices we make for love, Imitation of Life is a timeless masterpiece that continues to captivate audiences today.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Imitation of Life include Nightfall, Lolita, My Fair Lady, A Raisin in the Sun, Le Amiche, Gertrud.