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Cinema at the Hall
The Imitation of Life 1959
The second screening in this series is this timeless classic.
📆22nd October
⏰7.00pm
🎟️Tickets free (but please book via link to avoid disappointment)
Lora Meredith (Lana Turner), a white single mother who dreams of being on Broadway, has a chance encounter with Annie Johnson (Juanita Moore), a black widow. Annie becomes the caretaker of Lora’s daughter, Suzie (Sandra Dee), while Lora pursues her stage career. Both women deal with the difficulties of motherhood: Lora’s thirst for fame threatens her relationship with Suzie, while Annie’s light-skinned daughter, Sarah Jane (Susan Kohner), struggles with her African-American identity.
The film deals with the societal phenomenon of “passing” not often discussed in popular culture. As such we felt it was an appropriate choice for Black History Month.
This project is funded by the UK Government through the Economic Development and Regeneration Flexible Grant (ED&RFG) programme and Greater Manchester Arts funding.
We have been fortunate to make this film free through funding from GMCA and CAHN
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