Mirage de la vie
Imitation of Life
Release: 1959-04-09
·Runtime: 125m
·★ 7.4
Drame
Romance
À New York, Lora Meredith, jeune mère célibataire d’une fillette, Susie, veut se lancer dans la carrière d’actrice mais a du mal à joindre les deux bouts. Elle fait la rencontre d’Annie Johnson, une femme noire sans-abri, également seule dans la vie avec sa fille métisse, Sarah Jane. Les deux femmes sympathisent et Lora accueille les Johnson chez elle. Annie s'occupe de la maison pendant que Lora cherche du travail. Les années passent et Lora devient une star accomplie, sacrifiant sa vie personnelle à sa carrière. Susie et Sarah Jane ont grandi ensemble, élevées par la fidèle Annie toujours présente. Mais Sarah Jane, devenue adolescente, rejette sa mère en raison de sa couleur de peau.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Universal International Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Billy House
as Fat Man on Beach
Bess Flowers
as Geraldine Moore (uncredited)
Myrna Fahey
as Iris Dawn
John Gavin
as Steve Archer
Maida Severn
as Teacher
Cosmo Sardo
as Audience Member
Cap Somers
as Truck Driver
Sandra Dee
as Susie (16)
Than Wyenn
as Romano
Napoleon Whiting
as Kenneth, Lora's Butler
Juanita Moore
as Annie Johnson
George Calliga
as Security
Richard Collier
as McKinney
Cicely Evans
as Louis Morton
Troy Donahue
as Frankie
Sandra Gould
as Receptionist
Dan O'Herlihy
as David Edwards
Chet Brandenburg
as Man at Coney Island
Nelson Leigh
as Doctor
Joel Fluellen
as Minister
Jack Weston
as Stage manager
Peg Shirley
as Fay
Frank Baker
as Party Guest
Steve Carruthers
as Actor at Audition
Elinor Donahue
as Lora's Friend
Susan Kohner
as Sarah Jane (18)
Robert Alda
as Allen Loomis
Terry Burnham
as Susie (6)
Ann Robinson
as Showgirl
Mahalia Jackson
as Choir Soloist
George Barrows
as Furniture Mover
Joseph Mell
as Watchman
Adolf Eichmann
as Himself (Archive Footage)
Eddie Parker
as Cop at Funeral
Jeffrey Sayre
as Audience Member
Lana Turner
as Lora Meredith
