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7.1Claudine is a single mother in New York City who endures an exhausting commute to the suburbs where she works as a maid for wealthy families. In one carefully tended white community, she meets Roop, a charismatic but irresponsible garbage collector. Romance quickly ensues, but Claudine doubts that their relationship is good for her six children, and Rupert, despite his good nature, is reluctant to take on fatherhood.
Released: 1974-04-2292 minDir: John BerryDrama, Romance, Comedy
Cast
- Diahann Carroll as Claudine Price
- James Earl Jones as Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall
- Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs as Charles
- Tamu Blackwell as Charlene
- David Krüger as Paul
- Yvette Curtis as Patrice
Themes
- affectation
- melancholy
- single mother
- meditative
- reflective
- complex
- celebratory
- compassionate
- complicated
- familiar
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- Duration
- 92
- FilmAffinity ID
- 651655
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- publication date
- 1974-01-01
- title
- Claudine
- review score
- 67%
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Categories
1970s romantic comedy-drama films1974 American films1974 comedy-drama films1974 English-language films1974 films20th Century Fox filmsAfrican-American romantic comedy-drama filmsEnglish-language romantic comedy-drama filmsFilms directed by John BerryFilms set in HarlemFilms shot in New York CityTemplate film date with 1 release date