... The four women have different identities and they have different troubles to face. Lora, a beautiful and smart woman, devotes herself to her career and becomes a famous actress. However, after being famous, she loses herself and even doesn't know what she really want. Susie, Lora's daughter, lives a rich and envied life. ... realizes that she loses the one who loves her most. People say that "Imitation of Life provides a unique intersection of feminist film theory and black female spectatorship" (Thaggert, 2009). The story about Annie and Sarah Jane makes me sad. Annie is a kind and lab...

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... the Negro Theatre, which had many units across the nation, sixteen to be exact(most notorious in New York City). The Negro Units were headed by Rose McClendon, a well known black actress, and John Houseman, a theatre producer who got Orson Welles to direct and act with the unit. The most important theatre production that came out of this unit was Voodoo Macbeth ... . The Voodoo Macbeth, this all-black version set in 19th century Haiti became important for two reasons. First, it launched the directing career of Orson Welles and secondly it gave the African-American performers, usually res...

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