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Clara's Heart
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5.5David is a teenager whose parents are in a deteriorating marriage after their infant daughter dies. Clara is a chambermaid at a Jamaican resort who's hired to be a housekeeper. She and David develop a close bond, opening his eyes and heart to new experiences, and eventually leading to a disturbing secret in Clara's past.
Released: 1988-10-07108 minDir: Robert MulliganDrama
Cast
- Whoopi Goldberg as Clara Mayfield
- Michael Ontkean as Bill Hart
- Kathleen Quinlan as Leona Hart
- Neil Patrick Harris as David Hart
- Spalding Gray as Peter Epstein
- Jason Downs as Alan Lipsky
Themes
- based on novel or book
- jamaica
- baltimore, usa
- grief
- racism
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Ratings
IMDb
6.1/10
2,614 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
47%
Metacritic
52/100
- Year
- 1988
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 4 nominations
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Robert Mulligan
- Screenwriter
- Mark Medoff
- Composer
- Dave Grusin
- Production company
- MTM Enterprises
- Cinematographer
- Freddie Francis
- Narrative location
- Jamaica
- Filming location
- Baltimore
- Duration
- 104
- FilmAffinity ID
- 353318
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1989-08-03
- title
- Clara's Heart
- distributed by
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- review score
- 47%
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