Imitation of Life
Claudette Colbert at her finest in Imitation of Life
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DVD-R Details
- Run Time: 1 hours, 51 minutes
- Video: Black & White
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: October 1, 2019
- Originally Released: 1934
- Label: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Claudette Colbert, Warren William & Louise Beavers | |
Performer: | Rochelle Hudson, Ned Sparks, Fredi Washington, Juanita Quigley, Alan Hale, Henry Armetta & Wyndham Standing | |
Directed by | John M. Stahl | |
Edited by | Philip Cahn & Maurice Wright | |
Art Direction by | Charles D. Hall | |
Produced by | Carl Laemmle Jr. | |
Director of Photography: | Merritt B. Gerstad |
Entertainment Reviews:
How pancake flour led to riches and love. A modern success story, interestingly related.
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Maclean's Magazine
Rating: A --
Though it doesn't fully explore the racial issues it raises as fully as it could have, for its time it was daring and courageous.
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
More character study than polemic, [Imitation of Life is] wonderfully warm and witty.
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Time Out
Imitation of Life is a long film, full of faithful detail, but often slow and often dull.
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The Spectator
We liked it because it reveals a new Claudette Colbert -- a Colbert who has a good heart as well as a good hide. We liked it because Louise Beaver gets a chance to show what a good actress she really is.
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Washington Star
A fascinating exploration of family bonds in the face of societal prejudices.
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Cinema Axis
Director John Stahl was a notable visual stylist (although this film contains few of his characteristic flourishes) and was possessed of the prime asset of the melodramatist, the ability to take his material seriously and make it play.
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Chicago Reader
Description by OLDIES.com:
Bea (Claudette Colbert) and Delilah (Louise Beavers) are two women each with young daughters who build a life and a fortune together selling Delilah's pancake recipe. Unfortunately, success does not 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.
Product Info
- Sales Rank: 108,936
- UPC: 025192194658
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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