Imitation of LifeMark | imdb: 7.8 |
Genre | drama |
Year | 1959 |
Country | USA |
Premiere | |
Budget | $2 000 000 |
Box | in world | $13 990 819 | USA | $13 990 819 | In other countries | $0 |
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Duration | 02:05 |
Storyline
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.