Clara's Heart (1988)
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. 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.
Director:
Robert Mulligan
Writer:
Mark Medoff
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Whoopi Goldberg as Clara Mayfield |
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Michael Ontkean as Bill Hart |
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Kathleen Quinlan as Leona Hart |
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Neil Patrick Harris as David Hart |
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Spalding Gray as Peter Epstein |
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Jason Downs as Alan Lipsky |
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Hattie Winston as Blanche Loudon |
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Beverly Todd as Dora Cambridge |
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Maria Broom as Felicia |
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Frederick Strother as Bundy |
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Angel Harper as Rita |
| Writing | Mark Medoff | Screenplay |
| Writing | Joseph Olshan | Novel |
| Directing | Robert Mulligan | Director |
| Camera | Freddie Francis | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Sidney Levin | Editor |
| Art | Jeffrey Howard | Production Design |
| Sound | Dave Grusin | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Steve Walker | Art Direction |
| Art | Anne H. Ahrens | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bambi Breakstone | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marietta Carter-Narcisse | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Medusah | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robin Siegel | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Martin Elfand | Producer |
| Production | Marianne Moloney | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Chris Jenkins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Ken Carlson | Casting |