Fabulous old Technicolor melodrama with a surprising helping of social subtext. Everything is turned up to 11 in this one: color, costumes, hair, makeup, score and romance. Very influential on modern filmmakers and well worth a viewing.
This review of Imitation of Life (1959) was written by Adrian E on 06 Oct 2007.
Imitation of Life has generally received very positive reviews.
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