Imitation of life
(DVD)
Contributors
Griffin, Eleanore, screenwriter.
Scott, Allan, 1906-1995, screenwriter.
Hunter, Ross, film producer.
Sirk, Douglas, 1897-1987, film director.
Turner, Lana, 1921-1995, actor.
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].
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen
ISBN
0783276702, 9780783276700
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (2 hr., 5 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Millhopper Branch - Adult Video | DVD DRAMA IMI | In |
| Tower Road Branch - Adult Video | DVD DRAMA IMI | In |
Subjects
LC Subjects
DVD-Video discs.
Feature films -- United States.
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.
Feature films -- United States.
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.
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More Details
Published
Universal City, CA : [Universal Studios Home Video], [2002].
Edition
Widescreen
Language
English
ISBN
0783276702, 9780783276700
UPC
025192261121, 00025192261121
Notes
General Note
Based on the novel "Imitation of life" by Fannie Hurst.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1959.
General Note
Wide screen (1.85:1).
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Russell Metty ; gowns for Lana Turner, Jean Louis ; art direction, Alexander Golitzen and Richard H. Riedel ; set decorations, Russell A. Gausman and Julia Heron ; editor, Milton Carruth ; gowns, Bill Thomas ; music, Frank Skinner.
Creation/Production Credits
"Imitation of life" music by Sammy Fain and lyric by Paul Francis Webster ; sung by Earl Grant.
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 ; song "Trouble of the world" sung by Mahalia Jackson.
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.
Description
"Chronicles two widows and their troubled daughters as they struggle to find true happiness amidst racial prejudice. [One is] Lora, a single white mother whose Hollywood starlet ambitions come at the expense of any meaningful relationship with her daughter, Susie ... Lora's black housekeeper, Annie ... has troubles of her own as she faces the rejection of her own fair-skinned daughter, Sarah Jane ... who abandons her heritage for a chance to be accepted as white. As years of selfishness and denial pass, tragedy strikes and forces the women to come to terms with their own identities."--,Container
Target Audience
Not rated.
Accessibility Note
Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH) in English
System Details
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital 2.0 mono.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
For private home use only.
Language
In English, with optional subtitles in French or Spanish; 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., Skinner, F., Fain, S., Webster, P. F., Grant, E., & 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 Studios Home Video].
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Eleanore, Griffin et al.. Imitation of Life [Universal Studios Home Video], 2002.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Griffin, Eleanore,, et al. Imitation of Life Widescreen, [Universal Studios Home Video], 2002.
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