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Name: Imitation of Life / All I Desire
Genre: Drama,Romance

IMITATION OF LIFE, 1959, Universal, 124 min. Dir. Douglas Sirk. Lana Turner, clashes with daughter, Sandra Dee, over their mutual attraction to beau, John Gavin. Meanwhile, Lora's black maid, Juanita Moore, faces heartache as her light-skinned daughter, Susan Kohner, tries to pass as white. An astute comment on Hollywood melodrama, as well as on race, gender, and materialism. ALL I DESIRE, 1953, Universal, 79 min. Dir. Douglas Sirk. Independent Barbara Stanwyck, a failed actress mother in the 1910 midwest, visits her home after a ten year absence. Despite the reactions of her family, including husband Richard Carlson, the small town community is scandalized. To complicate matters, Stanwyck’s old beau, Lyle Bettger waits in the wings.

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What is Imitation of Life / All I Desire about?: IMITATION OF LIFE, 1959, Universal, 124 min. Dir. Douglas Sirk. Lana Turner, clashes with daughter, Sandra Dee, over their mutual attraction to beau, John Gavin. Meanwhile, Lora's black maid, Juanita Moore, faces heartache as her light-skinned daughter, Susan Kohner, tries to pass as white. An astute comment on Hollywood melodrama, as well as on race, gender, and materialism.

ALL I DESIRE, 1953, Universal, 79 min. Dir. Douglas Sirk. Independent Barbara Stanwyck, a failed actress mother in the 1910 midwest, visits her home after a ten year absence. Despite the reactions of her family, including husband Richard Carlson, the small town community is scandalized. To complicate matters, Stanwyck’s old beau, Lyle Bettger waits in the wings.