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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

DVD & Blu-ray: IMITATION OF LIFE (1934) Starring Claudette Colbert & Louise Beavers - Criterion Collection

Imitation Of Life 1934 New On Dvd And Bluray Criterion

Product Description: Melodrama master John M. Stahl brings his exquisite restraint and almost spiritually pure visual style to this devastating, enduringly relevant story of mothers and daughters. Imitation of Life 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.

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Director: John M. Stahl

Starring: Claudette Colbert, Louise Beavers, Warren William, Rochelle Hudson

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Runtime: 110 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Criterion

Home Video Release Date: January 10,2023




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VIDEO

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DVD
  • Codec: MPEG-2
  • Resolution: 480i
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Encoding Format: 16:9
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only)
Blu-ray
  • Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
  • Resolution: 1080p
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Region: Region A/1

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  • DVD: None
  • Blu-ray: None

Audio Formats:
  • DVD: Dolby Digital Mono
  • Blu-ray: LPCM Mono


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DVD: English SDH

Blu-ray: English SDH



SPECIAL FEATURES & EXTRAS

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  • New introduction to the film by film critic Imogen Sara Smith
  • New interview with author Miriam J. Petty about the resonance of Louise Beaver’s and Fredi Washington’s performances
  • Trailer cut for segregated Black theaters at the time of the film’s release
  • PLUS: An essay by Petty


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Imitation Of Life 1934 Bluray Criterion

Imitation Of Life 1934 Claudette Colbert Image 1

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