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Cinematic background from Imitation of Life 1959 - In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.

Imitation of Life

1959

Drama

Directors:

Writers:

Fannie Hurst, Allan Scott, Eleanore Griffin

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Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A woman's face in a dimly - lit room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A woman with blonde hair wearing a gray suit and red lipstick; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man and a woman are talking in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – An older woman wearing a necklace and a green dress; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A woman sitting at a table with a pen in her hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A woman and a boy are standing under an umbrella; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – An older woman sitting in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – An older woman wearing a gray dress and a gold flower pin; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A woman in a gray suit standing in front of another woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man and a woman are looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A woman wearing a diamond necklace and a diamond necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – An older black woman wearing a red and black scarf; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A woman wearing a head scarf; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A woman with blonde hair sitting in a chair wearing a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – An older woman in a strapless dress and a tuxedo; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A woman with blonde hair wearing a white dress; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man in a tuxedo dancing with a woman in a black dress; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man wearing a coat and a tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man and a woman are looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A group of men in uniform playing musical instruments; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – An older woman sitting in front of a picture; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A woman in a fur coat with a pearl necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A woman in a green dress smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – An older woman wearing a white dress and a green ribbon; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A woman with blonde hair sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A woman with blonde hair is looking to her left; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A woman in a gray suit is being interviewed by a man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A woman wearing a head scarf with a man standing next to her; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A woman standing in front of a window looking at the camera; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – An older woman sitting on a couch in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man and a woman are looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man and a woman looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A woman with a surprised look on her face; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – An older woman in a suit and a man in a tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man and a woman talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A woman and a girl are talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – An older woman in a green and white checkered shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A crowd of people sitting and standing on a beach; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A parade of marching band in a city street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A crowd of people on a beach near a pier; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – Two women sitting on a couch in front of a fire place; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A woman looking through the bars of a jail cell; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A woman holding a bouquet of flowers in her hands; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – An older woman standing in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man in a graduation cap is praying in front of a stained glass window; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man wearing a suit and tie talking to a woman wearing a dress suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – An older black woman wearing a black hat; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man and a woman looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man in a black hat looking through a window; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man and a woman face to face in a forest; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – An older woman talking on a phone while sitting on a couch; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – An older black woman smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man holding a cell phone while wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man wearing a suit and tie sitting at a table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A group of people standing next to each other on a balcony; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man sitting at a desk talking on the phone; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man wearing a suit and tie talking to a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A woman in a black dress and a pearl necklace; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – An older woman is talking on a phone; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A woman sitting in a chair in front of a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – Two women standing next to each other and one of them is wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A woman sitting on the ground holding a camera; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man and a woman are standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A crowd of people standing around a horse drawn carriage; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man wearing a suit and tie standing in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A group of people sitting at a table with a trombone; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man wearing a suit and tie in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A person wearing a pink shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man and a woman dancing in formal wear; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – Two women and a man are serving food to one another in a dining room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – An older woman talking on a phone in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man and a woman sitting at a table in a restaurant; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A group of people in a room at a party; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

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Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A woman clapping her hands in front of a red curtain; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Imitation of Life” (1959), directed by Douglas Sirk – A man and a woman sitting at a table in a restaurant; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle