Clara's Heart (1988)

  • NR
  • 10/07/1988 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 48m

Clara's wisdom. Clara's warmth. Clara's secret.

Overview

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.

Mark Medoff

Screenplay

Robert Mulligan

Director

Joseph Olshan

Novel

Cast

Whoopi Goldberg's headshot

Whoopi Goldberg

Clara Mayfield
Michael Ontkean's headshot

Michael Ontkean

Bill Hart
Kathleen Quinlan's headshot

Kathleen Quinlan

Leona Hart
Neil Patrick Harris's headshot

Neil Patrick Harris

David Hart
Spalding Gray's headshot

Spalding Gray

Peter Epstein
Jason Downs's headshot

Jason Downs

Alan Lipsky
Hattie Winston's headshot

Hattie Winston

Blanche Loudon
Beverly Todd's headshot

Beverly Todd

Dora Cambridge

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