Film1959125 min

Imitation of Life

Name: Imitation of Life
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1959
Duration: 125 min
Cast: Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Susan Kohner, Robert Alda

Taste attributes: dramaromancewholesomerealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers allunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA realistic romantic drama, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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7.4 /10

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Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Lora Meredith, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway, has a chance encounter with Annie Johnson, a black single mother. Annie becomes the caretaker of Lora's daughter, Susie, while Lora pursues her stage career. Both women deal with the difficulties of motherhood: Lora's thirst for fame threatens her relationship with Susie, while Annie's light-skinned daughter, Sarah Jane, struggles with her African-American identity.

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