Imitation Of Life (Two Movie Collection)
Two timeless movie classics in one unforgettable collection.
Imitation Of Life - 1934 version
In this Academy Award-nominated Best Picture, Claudette Colbert and Louse Beavers are superb as two women with young daughters who build a fortune together. But success doesn't save them from sorrow with the passing years. Delilah's light-skinned teenager rejects her mother and her race, while Bea must choose between the man she loves and the daughter who loves him, too. Now all of them will pay the price of love in this spellbinding classic.
Imitation Of Life - 1959 version
Lana Turner heads the outstanding cast with Juanita Moore in the second screen version of this emotionally-charged story about two widows and their troubled daughters. Lora's search for success causes her to neglect her daughter, while Annie's daughter rejects her culture by trying to pass for white. As the years pass, each of the four women realizes that she has been living out an emotionally troubled existence.
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Not too bad - Fudgeflaps
As I watched these movies both of them kept me captivated from beginning to end. Although I do like the most recent one better because it had a more updated feel to it.
If you are looking for an enjoyable drama that doesn't get too intense I would recommend these two versions of Imitation of Life.Exceptional Emotional Drama - ShawnConnery
I thought that this movie, which I got for my mother, would be boring. However, it turned out that this is one of the most emotional dramas I have ever seen. As well, all of the characters are believable in their roles, and so many important lessons and morals come through. Once you finish watching it, you'll keep thinking about it afterwards. Most of the best movies, I now realize, are older ones.Two Important Films Address Racism In America - bwod
Two films based on a novel by Fannie Hurst, which address the racial prejudice that was raging at the time (1930's), in the United States. Compounded by the poverty that existed, due to the Great Depression, the story focuses on two women, one white and one black, who join forces to provide for themselves and their children.
Both versions are excellent, although the later 1959 version will please the eye better as it is bathed in Technicolor - director Douglas Sirk's trademark. Two thumbs up for both versions.
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Not too bad - Fudgeflaps
As I watched these movies both of them kept me captivated from beginning to end. Although I do like the most recent one better because it had a more updated feel to it.
If you are looking for an enjoyable drama that doesn't get too intense I would recommend ...Exceptional Emotional Drama - ShawnConnery
I thought that this movie, which I got for my mother, would be boring. However, it turned out that this is one of the most emotional dramas I have ever seen. As well, all of the characters are believable in their roles, and so many important lessons and ...Two Important Films Address Racism In America - bwod
Two films based on a novel by Fannie Hurst, which address the racial prejudice that was raging at the time (1930's), in the United States. Compounded by the poverty that existed, due to the Great Depression, the story focuses on two women, one white and one ...