Colbert is particularly effective - when on form, she was the equal of Myrna Loy for sophisticated naturalism. 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. All Critics (24) I think this film is really interesting to watch especially from a modern perspective. Bea comes up with a plan to market Delilah's pancake recipe. Claudette Colbert Warren William Rochelle Hudson Ned Sparks Louise Beavers Fredi Washington Juanita Quigley Alan Hale Henry Armetta Wyndham Standing Monya Andre Alyce Ardell William Austin Dorothy Black Edna Bowdoin Tyler Brooke Daisy Bufford Joyce Compton William B. Davidson Sayre Dearing Norma Drew Jean Fenwick Noel Francis Paullyn Garner Dick Gordon Jesse Graves Reverend Gregg Sebie Hendricks G. P. Huntley Use the HTML below. Please reference “Error Code 2121” when contacting customer service.

NeverTooEarlyMP 4,925 films 7,260 443 Edit. Travel back in time to check out the early roles of some of Hollywood's heavy hitters. Ashamed of her mother, Peola seeks a new life by passing for white. Delilah Johnson Fredi Washington. This is more of a social conflict drama with the mother-daughter conflict woven in, a fine film but the Lana Turner version is more emotionally involving. Copyright © Fandango.

Delilah was obviously very smart, and should have been portrayed as such. Widow Bea Pullman (Claudette Colbert) and her daughter, Jessie, take in a fair-skinned black girl and her mother, housekeeper Delilah Johnson (Louise Beavers). This…, Movies about/starring women and girls of all ages.

Show All… (1934). What an interesting film this was. More details at Directed by John M. Stahl. It’s usually the other way around for old films. The two women start a successful business but face familial, identity, and racial issues along the way. This exemplary example of the kind of melodrama that became known as a "woman's picture" is masterfully directed by John M Stahl. |. Elmer Smith Louise Beavers.

And I feel like I can't judge it like I normally could since it's an old movie, but it was still pretty weird. I don't think it's perfect by any means and I find Bea's "girl boss" persona kinda irritating considering she really pushes Delilah to sell her super secret pancake recipe that was going to stick with her for her own gain (but that is some white women for you!).

really inspired to watch more older films after watching this!

I’ve enjoyed many of these films because they’ve provided me with a variety of portrayals and images of black men…, Jayce Fryman 18,690 films 2,919 99 Edit, This list collects every film from the Starting List that became They Shoot Pictures Don't They's 1000 Greatest Films. Imitation of Life. Impossible to watch it without comparing it constantly to the Sirk and hard to really judge even as a comparison. There’s a real nineteenth century sensibility to the narration here - really in all of Stahl’s thirties work, or at least the greatest of it - in the long periods they cover, following the motion of new industries, shackled to tragedy. Jarvis the Butler … Heavy with pain, ugly with stereotype, absorbing in its specificity, disjointed and distractible.

These are the scenes with real emotional impact in the story, and it's stunning, though not surprising, that neither Beavers nor Washington where nominated for an Academy Award. On the other hand, you have Beavers' being simple-minded, superstitious, and wanting to remain subservient to Colbert's, even when they've made enough money and it's no longer necessary. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. An English valet brought to the American west assimilates into the American way of life. Besetzung & Mitwirkende. Coming Soon, Regal IMDb With Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Rochelle Hudson, Ned Sparks. Claudette Colbert Besetzung. Sally Jane Black 370 films 824 69 Edit, Movies with either a feminist message, feminist elements, or relative feminism, which is to say, given their context (genre, era,…, Jaime Grijalba 3,010 films 619 23 Edit. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. The part that really is heart breaking is the mother / daughter dynamics between the maid and her daughter, racism plays a very big part of the film. Louise Beavers Besetzung. Even so, there is a lot of…. It's quite a touching story about a single mother, who takes in a maid and her daughter and they become friends and business partners -- successfully at that!



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