Imitation of life : [videorecording (DVD)] two-movie special edition.

Imitation of life : [videorecording (DVD)] two-movie special edition.

Publication Date
2012

Physical Description
2 videodiscs (236 min.)

Subject Term
Drama films.
 
Mothers and daughters -- Drama.
 
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Genre
Feature films.

Additional Contributors
Colbert, Claudette.
 
Turner, Lana, 1921-1995.
 
Hurst, Fannie, 1889-1968.

Performer
1934 version (b&w, 111 min.): Claudette Colbert.
 
1959 version (color, 125 min.): Lana Turner.

Summary
1934 version: Two single mothers join together to form a successful business, but find that material success does nothing to stabilize their personal lives.
 
1959 version: Two single mothers, a down-on-her-luck actress and a homeless woman, attempt to find happiness for themselves and their daughters.

Language
English

General Note
DVD.
 
Color and B&W.
 
Based on the novel: Imitation of life by Fannie Hurst.


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberStatus
Bell Island (ABI)Adult Fic DVDAdult Fiction DVDFIC IMIChecked In
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH)Adult Fic DVDAdult Fiction DVDFIC IMIChecked In