Films

Imitation of Life : He Was Like Me

At Christmastime, Annie (Juanita Moore) tells Sarah Jane (Karin Dicker) and Susie (Terry Burnham) the story of the birth of Christ.

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Film Language

dissolve, dolly out, framing, low angle, medium close-up, medium shot, mirror shot, music, empathetic, over the shoulder shot

Diversity in Media Representation

Black: African-American, Black: Blackface, LGBTQ: Cisgender Female, LGBTQ: Heterosexual Woman, White: White American, White: White passing

"He Was Like Me" in Imitation of Life. Directed by Douglas Sirk, Universal International Pictures, 1959, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=2630

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