Imitation of life
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Griffin, Eleanore, screenwriter.
Scott, Allan, 1906-1995, screenwriter.
Hunter, Ross, film producer.
Sirk, Douglas, 1897-1987, film director.
Turner, Lana, 1921-1995, actor.
Published
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Video, [2002].
Status
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Melodramas (Motion pictures).
Mothers and daughters -- Drama.
Passing (Identity) -- Drama.
Race relations -- Drama.
Romance films.
United States -- Race relations -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Subjects
Feature films.
Madres e hijas -- Teatro.
Romance -- Feature.
Romances.

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Published
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Video, [2002].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
025192261121, 00025192261121, 2519226112

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1959.
General Note
Based on the novel by Fannie Hurst.
General Note
Bonus materials: Trailer; Recommendations.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Russell Metty ; gowns for Lana Turner by Jean Louis ; art direction, Alexander Golitzen, Richard H. Riedel ; set decorations, Russell A. Gausman, Julia Heron ; film editor, Milton Carruth ; gowns, Bill Thomas ; "Imitation of Life" music by Sammy Fain ; lyric by Paul Francis Webster ; sung by Earl Grant ; music, Frank Skinner.
Participants/Performers
Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Susan Kohner, Robert Alda, Dan O'Herlihy, Juanita Moore, Karin Dicker, Terry Burnham, John Vivyan, Lee Goodman, Ann Robinson, Troy Donahue, Sandra Gould, David Tomack, Joel Fluellen, Jack Weston, Billy House, Maida Severn, Than Wyenn, Peg Shirley, Mahalia Jackson (singer).
Description
The story of two widows and their troubled daughters. In the search for success as an actress, Lora neglects her daughter. Lora's black housekeeper's daughter repudiates her mother by trying to pass for white. As the years pass, each of the four women realizes that she has been living an emotionally fruitless existence.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, Region 1 encoding, anamorphic widescreen (aspect 1.85:1), Dolby digital 2.0 mono.
Language
English dialogue, Spanish or French subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards
Best Supporting Actress nominations (Academy Awards): Juanita Moore; Susan Kohner

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Griffin, E., Scott, A., Hunter, R., Sirk, D., Turner, L., Gavin, J., Dee, S., Kohner, S., Alda, R., O'Herlihy, D., Moore, J., Dicker, K., Burnham, T., Vivyan, J., Goodman, L., Robinson, A., Donahue, T., Gould, S., Tomack, D., Fluellen, J., Weston, J., House, B., Severn, M., Wyenn, T., Shirley, P., Jackson, M., Metty, R., Louise, J., Golitzen, A., Riedel, R. H., Gausman, R. A. 1., Heron, J., Carruth, M., Thomas, B., Fain, S., Webster, P. F., Grant, E., Skinner, F., & Hurst, F. (2002). Imitation of life (Widescreen.). Universal Studios Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Eleanore, Griffin et al.. 2002. Imitation of Life. Universal City, CA: Universal Studios Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Eleanore, Griffin et al.. Imitation of Life Universal City, CA: Universal Studios Home Video, 2002.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Griffin, E., Scott, A., Hunter, R., Sirk, D., Turner, L., Gavin, J. and Dee, S. et al (2002). Imitation of life. Widescreen. Universal City, CA: Universal Studios Home Video.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Griffin, Eleanore,, et al. Imitation of Life Widescreen., Universal Studios Home Video, 2002.

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