Imitation of Life (1959)

NR, 125 mins

Cast: Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Susan Kohner, Robert Alda

Universal Pictures

Genres: Drama

Director: Douglas Sirk

Writer: Eleanore Griffin, Allan Scott

This is a tear-jerking melodrama about a single mother who hires a black woman to care for her child. The film subverts Hollywood conventions to create a bitter critique of American racism and capitalism.

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