| Description |
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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optical rdarm |
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mono rdacpc |
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video file rdaft |
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Blu-ray |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
Criterion collection.
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| System Details |
Blu-ray, full screen (1.33:1); monaurl; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Language |
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1934. |
| Cast |
Claudette Colbert, Louise Beavers, Fredi Washington, Warren William. |
| Summary |
It explores the friendship between two struggling single mothers: one a working-class white woman who ascends to the top of the business world, and the other her Black housekeeper, whose life is shattered by the rejection of her rebellious, white-passing daughter. 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. |
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Single mothers -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Mothers and daughters -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Passing (Identity) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Hurst, Fannie, 1889-1968 -- Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Romance films.
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Film adaptations.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Blu-ray discs.
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| Added Author |
Laemmle, Carl, Jr., 1908-1979, film producer.
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Hurlbut, William J. (William James), 1883-1957, screenwriter.
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Stahl, John M., 1886-1950, film director.
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Colbert, Claudette, actor.
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Beavers, Louise, 1902-1962, actor.
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Washington, Fredi, 1903-1994, actor.
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William, Warren, 1895-1948, actor.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Hurst, Fannie, 1889-1968.
Imitation of life.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Standard No. |
715515280617 |
| Music No. |
CC3430BD The Criterion Collection |
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