| Description |
1 DVD (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mono |
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Dolby |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 95
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Criterion collection ; 95.
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| System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital mono.; widescreen format (aspect ratio 1.77:1). |
| Cast |
Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Russell Metty; editor, Frank Gross; music, Frank Skinner. |
| Note |
Based on the story by Edna L. Lee and Harry Lee. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1955. |
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Special features include: an hour of excerpts from Behind the Mirror: a profile of Douglas Sirk, a 1979 BBC documentary featuring rare interview footage with the director; Imitation of life: on the films of Douglas Sirk, an illustrated essay by filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder; a collection of vintage lobby cards and production stills, original theatrical trailer; and liner notes by noted film theorist Laura Mulvey. |
| Summary |
Cary Scott, an attractive and wealthy New England widow, creates a social outcry in her community and within her family when she becomes romantically involved with Ron Kirby, her much younger gardener. |
| Note |
"Cat. no. CC1565D"--Disc. |
| Contents |
Special features: An hour of excerpts from Behind the Mirror: A Profile of Douglas Sirk (1979) BBC documentary featuring rare interview footage with the director -- "Imitation of Life: On the Films of Douglas Sirk": an illustrated essay by filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder. -- A collection of vintage lobby cards and production stills -- Original theatrical trailer -- English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired -- Exclusive liner notes by noted film theorist Laura Mulvey. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Subject |
Widows -- Drama.
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Widows. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Young men -- Drama.
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Young men. |
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships. |
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May-December romances -- Drama.
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May-December romances. |
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Lee, Edna, 1890-1963 -- Film adaptations.
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Lee, Edna, 1890-1963. |
| Genre/Form |
Film adaptations.
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| Subject |
Lee, Harry, 1914-1985 -- Film adaptations.
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Lee, Harry, 1914-1985. |
| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Melodramas (Motion pictures)
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Melodramas (Motion pictures)
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Romance films.
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Romance films.
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Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Fenwick, Peg.
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Hunter, Ross.
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Sirk, Douglas, 1897-1987.
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Wyman, Jane, 1917-2007.
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Hudson, Rock, 1925-1985.
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Metty, Russell.
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Gross, Frank, 1905-1960.
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Skinner, Frank, 1897-1968.
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Lee, Edna, 1890-1963.
All that heaven allows.
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Lee, Harry, 1914-1985.
All that heaven allows.
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Fassbinder, Rainer Werner, 1945-1982.
Imitation of life.
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Universal-International (Firm)
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Behind the mirror.
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Imitation of life.
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| ISBN |
1559409126 |
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9781559409124 |
| Standard No. |
715515011426 |
| Music No. |
CC1565D Criterion Collection |
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