Fan CastingImitation of Life
by Douglas Sirk
Story added by garrisonwhitaker on February 21, 2022
Black woman with mixed-race daughter that passes for white. Daughter becomes an actress and rejects her mother.
mitation of Life is a 1959 American drama film directed by Douglas Sirk, produced by Ross Hunter and released by Universal International. It was Sirk's final Hollywood film and dealt with issues of race, class and gender. Imitation of Life is the second film adaptation of Fannie Hurst's 1933 novel of the same name; the first, directed by John M. Stahl, was released in 1934.read more
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