Imitation of life
Imitation of lifeby Douglas Sirk2h041959United States
Recommended byChantal Akerman, Lynne Ramsay, Noémie Lvovsky, Todd Haynes, François Ozon, Christian Petzold
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An aspiring actress befriends a black widow, but trouble arises when the latter is rejected by her daughter, who tries to pass for white.
Credits
- Scenario : Allan Scott, Eleanore Griffin
- Original Work Author : Fannie Hurst
- Photo Director : Russell Metty
- Set Decoration : Russell A. Gausman, Julia Heron
- Sound Recorder : Leslie I. Carey, Joe Lapis
- Editing : Milton Carruth
- Original Music : Frank Skinner, Henry Mancini
- Producer : Ross Hunter, Universal International Pictures
- Director : Douglas Sirk
Technical details
- Printed format : 35 mm
- Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
- Year of production : 1959
- French release date : 15 August 1959
- Category : Feature film
- Color : Colors
- Language : English