Imitation of life
It explores the friendship between two struggling single mothers: one a working-class white woman who ascends to the top of the business world, and the other her Black housekeeper, whose life is shattered by the rejection of her rebellious, white-passing daughter. It is this latter relationship attu...
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| Language: | English |
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[United States] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2023]
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| Edition: | Full screen. |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
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| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Imitation of life |h [videodisc] / |c directed by John M. Stahl ; screenplay, William Hurlbut, Preston Sturges. |
| 250 | |a Full screen. | ||
| 257 | |a United States |2 naf | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a [United States] : |b The Criterion Collection, |c [2023] | |
| 300 | |a 1 videodisc (110 min.) : |b sound, black and white ; |c 4 3/4 in. + |e 1 folded insert. | ||
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| 538 | |a DVD; full screen (aspect ratio 1.33:1); Monaural. | ||
| 546 | |a Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). | ||
| 511 | 1 | |a Claudette Colbert, Louise Beavers, Fredi Washington, Warren William. | |
| 508 | |a Cinematography, Merritt Gerstad; editors, Philip Cahn, Maurice Wright; music, Heinz Roemheld. | ||
| 500 | |a Full screen. | ||
| 500 | |a Title from sell sheet. | ||
| 500 | |a Originally released in 1934. | ||
| 500 | |a Special features: 4K digital restoration; New interviews; Trailer; Plus, An essay by Petty. | ||
| 520 | |a It explores the friendship between two struggling single mothers: one a working-class white woman who ascends to the top of the business world, and the other her Black housekeeper, whose life is shattered by the rejection of her rebellious, white-passing daughter. It is this latter relationship attuned to America's bitter racial realities and heartbreakingly enacted by trailblazing Black performers Beavers and Washington that lends the film its transcendent emotional power. This first adaptation of Fannie Hurst's best-selling novel boldly confronts the complexities and contradictions of racial identity, economic exploitation, and the limits of the American dream. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Female friendship |v Drama. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Working class women |v Drama. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Single mothers |v Drama. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Mothers and daughters |v Drama. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Passing (Identity) |v Drama. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Film adaptations. |2 lcgft | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Feature films. |2 lcgft | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Fiction films. |2 lcgft | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |2 lcgft | |
| 700 | 1 | |i Motion picture adaptation of (work): |a Hurst, Fannie, |d 1889-1968. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Hurlbut, William J. |q (William James), |d 1883-1957, |e screenwriter. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Sturges, Preston, |e screenwriter. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Stahl, John M., |d 1886-1950, |e film director. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Beavers, Louise, |d 1902-1962, |e actor. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Colbert, Claudette, |e actor. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Washington, Fredi, |d 1903-1994, |e actor. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a William, Warren, |d 1895-1948, |e actor. | |
| 710 | 2 | |a Criterion Collection (Firm), |e publisher. | |
| 830 | 0 | |a Criterion collection ; |v 1167. | |
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