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IMITATION OF LIFE

Director:

  Douglas Sirk
  

Year Released:

  1959

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4.5 out of 5

4 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Sandra Dee
  John Gavin
  Juanita Hall
  Susan Kohner
  Lana Turner
Movie Haiku:The surface is a glitzy "woman's weepy" about an actress who makes it to the top. But the core is a subversive period piece exposing the twin evils of racism & sexism a full decade before most Americans realized the pernicious effects of either on our culture at large.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2001
Related Films: FAR FROM HEAVEN