Imitation of Life (1958)

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Daughters of the Dust

Film.com's FREE movie of the week is "Daughters of the Dust." A film that portrays the unique culture of the Gullah people by focusing on the extended Peazant family as its members struggle with the decision to leave their island and move north. On the eve of their departure, memories of their Gullah history and its African roots come rising to the surface. Winner of Cinematography at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival.

Studio: Universal Pictures Studio: Universal Pictures

Release Date: Jan 1, 1958

Running Time: 125 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Dan O'Herlihy, Susan Kohner, Robert Alda, Juanita Moore, Terry Burnham, Mahalia Jackson, Karin Dicker

director: Douglas Sirk

Story follows the lives of two mothers and their relationships to their only child daughters. The one mother, a successful actress, has grown distant from her daughter. The other is the black housekeeper to the actress whose own light-skinned daughter can pass for white and decides to disown any connection to her race, much to her mother's heartbreak.

Director

Lora Meredith

Steve Archer

Susie Meredith--Age 16

Dan O'Herlihy

David Edwards

Susan Kohner

Sarah Jane--Age 18