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Imitation of Life [DVD] [1959] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

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Imitation of Life [DVD] [1959] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

DVD ~ Lana Turner

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Actors: Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Susan Kohner, Robert Alda
Directors: Douglas Sirk
Writers: Allan Scott
Producers: Ross Hunter
Format: Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language English
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 1
Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
Studio: Universal Studios
DVD Release Date: 7 Jan 2003
Run Time: 125 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

ASIN: B0000714BT
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 48,631 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Film That Will Mark Your Life, 20 Oct 2004

By	Mark (Stevenage, Hertfordshire UK) - See all my reviews

Rarely do films such as this come along.

Perfectly measured emotion, evocative and heart-wrenching, this masterpiece delivers one of the finest cinematograpic experiences I've ever had. Annie's selfless devotion to her daughter is met with ambivalent disreguard from her daughter in aspiring to be freed from her mixed heritage. Carrying brilliantly the weighty issues of racial discrimination and unrequisited love, this film is an unsung masterpiece. If you aren't seriously marked by this film then you really must be hewn from a block of granite.

Mandatory viewing for anyone with any slight of emotion - a painful but compulsive lesson in life

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5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING, 13 Dec 2004

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This movie is truly amazing. While Lana Turner is fabulous, pioneering the Days of Our Lives style acting and looking into space when delivering her most dramatic lines, the sub-plot steals the show. A swingeing indicment of the idealised Eisenhower era, this film reveals the brutal rascism of a pre-Luther King society which condemns Sarah Jane not declaring her true racial heritage.
This film is not only moving, but beautiful to watch. The DVD brings back some of the glittering light that has been lost with video.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Touching, 30 Dec 2003

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I was reminded by a recent epic, how powerful films can be. In my opinion only few films have longevity and 'Imitation of Life' is one of those films.

The relationship between mother a daughter, as daughter tries to discover more than just the meaning of her life, but also her place in society as a fair skinned Black woman. This tale is nothing less than touching and to me highlights the some of the real struggle of our society today.

You would be made of stone if you are not moved by this film.

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