Imitation of Life (1959) |
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Other InformationAwardsTop Female Supporting Performance Laurel Awards [1960] (Won/Nominated: 2nd place) Top Drama Laurel Awards [1960] (Won/Nominated: Won) Best Supporting Actress Golden Globes [1960] (Won/Nominated: Won) Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Directors Guild of America, USA [1960] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Best Actress in a Supporting Role Academy Awards [1960] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Top Cinematography - Color Laurel Awards [1959] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Plot SummaryAfter frantically searching for her lost daughter, Susie, at Coney Island, an attractive widow named Lora Meredith finds her playing with Sarah Jane, a light-skinned black girl. Lora then meets Sarah Jane`s single black mother, Annie Johnson, and a ... Related MoviesImitation of Life [Remake of] (Year of movie: 1934) DiscographySinglesTrouble of the World Imitation of Life |
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Trivia and QuotesQuotes Sarah Jane: [to mother Annie] I wouldn`t be caught dead in a colored teachers` college! Sarah Jane: Miss Lora, you don`t know what it means to be... different... Lora Meredith: [to Sarah Jane] You weren`t being colored, you were just being childish. Annie: How do you tell a child that she was born to be hurt? Steve: Your bones...
Lora Meredith: What about my bones?
Steve: They`re perfect. My camera could easily have a love affair with you. [Sarah Jane enters carrying a serving tray on her head]
Sarah Jane: [affected Southern Negro accent] Fetched y`all up a mess `a crawdads, Miss Lora... fo` you an` yo` friends!
Lora: Well, that`s quite a trick, Sarah Jane... where did you learn it?
Sarah Jane: [affected Southern Negro accent] Oh, `tain`t no trick ta` totin`, Miss Lora! I learned it from my mammy, an` she learned it from ol` massa, `fo` she belonged to you... Annie: I`d be happy knowin` you`re meetin` nice young folk...
Sarah Jane: Busboys! Cooks! Chauffeurs!
[Hmph]
Sarah Jane: Like Hawkins. No thank you; I`ve seen your "nice young folk".
Annie: I don`t wanna fight with you, honey. Not tonight. I don`t feel too good. While I get started on the anchovies, will you take this tray in to Miss Lora and her friends?
Sarah Jane: [sarcastic] Why, certainly. Anything at all for Miss Lora and her friends. Sarah Jane: I`m someone else. I`m white... white... WHITE! Lora: You`re aiming high.
Steve: Why not? It doesn`t cost anymore. Don`t you believe in chasing rainbows? Lora Meredith: Well, I`m going up and up and up - and nobody`s going to pull me down!Trivia `Margaret O`Brien` originally considered for role of Sara Jane, that ultimately went to Susan Kohner. Douglas Sirk`s last Hollywood film before he retired back to his native Germany. Natalie Wood was considered for the part played by Sandra Dee. Lana Turner took no salary and worked for 50% of the film`s profits, which earned her over $2 million (setting a record for an actress at the time). | ||
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