{"product_id":"imitation-of-life-dvd","title":"Imitation of Life (DVD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMelodrama master John M. Stahl brings his exquisite restraint and almost spiritually pure visual style to this devastating, enduringly relevant story of mothers and daughters. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImitation of Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e explores the friendship between two struggling single mothers: one (Claudette Colbert) a working-class white woman who ascends to the top of the business world, the other (Louise Beavers) her Black housekeeper, whose life is shattered by the rejection of her rebellious, white-passing daughter (Fredi Washington). It is this latter relationship—attuned to America’s bitter racial realities and heartbreakingly enacted by trailblazing Black performers Beavers and Washington—that lends the film its transcendent emotional power. This first adaptation of Fannie Hurst’s best-selling novel boldly confronts the complexities and contradictions of racial identity, economic exploitation, and the limits of the American dream.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-feature-title-field=\"\" class=\"header_lvl2 hideSmall\"\u003eDVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-special-features-field=\"\" class=\"product-features-list\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4K digital restoration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew interview with Miriam J. Petty, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStealing the Show: African American Performers and Audiences in 1930s Hollywood,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eabout the resonance of Louise Beavers’s and Fredi Washington’s performances\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew interview with Imogen Sara Smith, contributor to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Call of the Heart: John M. Stahl and Hollywood Melodrama,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eabout director John M. Stahl and his work with actor Claudette Colbert and others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLUS: An essay by Petty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew cover by Katya Mezhibovskaya\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unobstructed View","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42419033178312,"sku":"CC3431DDVD","price":39.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/products\/imitationoflifedvd.jpg?v=1667432481","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/es\/products\/imitation-of-life-dvd","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}