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Clara's Heart
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6.0/10   932 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Joseph Olshan (novel)
Mark Medoff (screenplay)
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Release Date:
7 October 1988 (USA) more
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Plot:
David is a teenager whose parents are in a deteriorating marriage after their infant daughter dies.... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations more
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tender even if we know the end more (3 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Whoopi Goldberg ... Clara Mayfield
Michael Ontkean ... Bill Hart

Kathleen Quinlan ... Leona Hart

Neil Patrick Harris ... David Hart

Spalding Gray ... Dr. Peter Epstein
Beverly Todd ... Dora
Hattie Winston ... Blanche Loudon

Jason Downs ... Alan Lipsky
Caitlin Thompson ... Celeste
Maria Broom ... Felicia
Wanda Christine ... Lydia
Maryce Carter ... Babs
Angel Harper ... Rita
Father Joseph Muth ... Father Jo
Warren Long ... Leo
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Runtime:
Netherlands:108 min | USA:108 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Quotes:
Blanche Loudon: [in Jamaican patois] I should be slappin' yer backside fer all da trouble ya givin' my Clara.
David Hart: [also in Jamaican patois] Oh no sweet dahlin'; dat's anudda moo-moo ya talkin' 'bout. See, dis child is meek and give da woman nuttin' but joy.
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tender even if we know the end, 19 May 2004
6/10
Author: dick-56 (richardlooman@hotmail.com) from italy(dutch)

Well I must say this is nothing new to us what concerns the plot.But I loved it unconditioned for what it is expected.Perhaps my rating(***/1/2)is not really to agree. But I I had nice feelings on the movie.It was really likely.Just from the beginning you could expect how it was going on.The acting of whoopie is not that we are known about but not bad.The little boy is interesting along the film. He gives that little way of speeding Clara that gives you the taste to watch it.It was nice to me (even it's not my favorite genre).It's hard to make eleven lines if you have to say less about it.I can't sing glory till the end. But you won't disagree totally to this film.

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