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Hoping to distract themselves from the tragic death of their infant daughter, Leona and Bill Hart (Kathleen Quinlan and Michael Ontkean) take a vacation to Jamaica, leaving their pre-adolescent son, David, alone in their lakefront estate outside Baltimore, Maryland.
The character is named Clara Mayfield ( Whoopi Goldberg ). She is a strong, opinionated, completely self-reliant maid from Jamaica who comes to live with a rich Maryland family and becomes the best friend and mentor of their troubled young son. No wonder this kid has problems.
Rated: 3/5 • Jul 16, 2020. After her baby daughter dies, Leona Hart (Kathleen Quinlan) goes to Jamaica to mourn. She meets no-nonsense housekeeper Clara (Whoopi Goldberg) and brings her back to...
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Jul 21, 2020 · Warner Archive. 330K subscribers. Subscribed. 58. 9.6K views 3 years ago #WarnerBros #WarnerArchive. Clara's Heart (1988) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #ClarasHeart David Hart (Neil Patrick...
Clara's Heart - Metacritic. 1988. PG-13. Warner Bros. 1 h 30 m. Summary A Jamaican woman becomes the housekeeper for a rich Baltimore family and bonds with a disillusioned teenage boy. Drama. Directed By: Robert Mulligan. Written By: Joseph Olshan, Mark Medoff. Clara's Heart. Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews. 52.
Director. Joseph Olshan. Novel. Mark Medoff. Screenplay. David 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.
DRAMA. Academy Award winner Whoopi Goldberg stars as a Jamaican woman who teaches a boy from the Maryland suburbs about life while the boy's self-absorbed parents try to cope with their grief over the death of another child in this heartwarming and bittersweet coming-of-age tale. 47%. TOMATOMETER.
