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Version of
Imitation of Life (1934)
Imitação da Vida (1960)
Anneler ve kizlari (1971)
References
Gone with the Wind (1939)
This Island Earth (1955)
Sara Jane crawls into a crate labeled "Ryberg Electronics"- the same crate that delivered the Interociter in This Island Earth.
Sara Jane crawls into a crate labeled "Ryberg Electronics"- the same crate that delivered the Interociter in This Island Earth.
Referenced in
Female Trouble (1974)
Desperate Living (1977)
In Bad Taste (2000)
My Own Private Oshawa (2002)
Jonathan mentions the Lana Turner version of the movie.
Jonathan mentions the Lana Turner version of the movie.
8 Women (2002)
Far from Heaven (2002)
8 Mile (2002)
Die, Mommie, Die! (2003)
numerous references, especially with Edith
numerous references, especially with Edith
Six Feet Under: Can I Come Up Now? (2004)
mentioned in dialogue
mentioned in dialogue
For Pete's Wake! (2007)
The film is a parody and homage to the melodramas of the 50's, and Imitation of Life is one of the films it constantly references in terms of story.
The film is a parody and homage to the melodramas of the 50's, and Imitation of Life is one of the films it constantly references in terms of story.
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger (2010)
The movie is mentioned by name in relation to the 1959 Golden Globe Awards.
The movie is mentioned by name in relation to the 1959 Golden Globe Awards.
Featured in
The Universal Story (1995)
clip shown
clip shown
Holiday Heart (2000)
While Holiday, Wanda, and Niki watch the film, Niki questions how the main character could deny her mother the way she did. Much later, when her mother abandons her, Niki watches the film again with Holiday and says she understands how one could hate their mother.
While Holiday, Wanda, and Niki watch the film, Niki questions how the main character could deny her mother the way she did. Much later, when her mother abandons her, Niki watches the film again with Holiday and says she understands how one could hate their mother.
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir (2001)
clips
clips
8 Mile (2002)
When Rabbit enters his mother's trailer, she is watching "Imitation of Life" - another film that centers around race.
When Rabbit enters his mother's trailer, she is watching "Imitation of Life" - another film that centers around race.
The Sopranos: Mr. & Mrs. John Sacrimoni Request (2006)
Marie Spatafore watches it at home after the wedding
Marie Spatafore watches it at home after the wedding
Née pour être blessé - Sam Staggs sur Mirage de la vie de Douglas Sirk (2007)
Documentary on the making of Imitation of Life
Documentary on the making of Imitation of Life
Spoofed in
What a Way to Go! (1964)
Desperate Living (1977)
