Imitation of Life

Year: 1934

Runtime: 111 mins

Language: English

Director: John M. Stahl

RomanceDramaMoving relationship storiesEnduring stories of family and marital dramaRacism and the powerful fight for justice

A widowed mother and her teenage daughter open their home to a Black housekeeper and her light‑skinned daughter. As the four women build a thriving beauty‑parlor enterprise, they confront tangled family loyalties, questions of identity, and the harsh realities of race and class in America.

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