Clara's Heart · 1988

Clara's Heart

«Clara's wisdom. Clara's warmth. Clara's secret.»

Robert Mulligan · 108 min · United States of America

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.

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Box office (US)

$5,194,491

Awards

4 nominations

Production companies

MTM Enterprises, Warner Bros. Pictures

Locations

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Filming

Baltimore

Setting

Jamaica

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Cast

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  Whoopi Goldberg

  Clara Mayfield

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  Michael Ontkean

  Bill Hart

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  Kathleen Quinlan

  Leona Hart

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  Neil Patrick Harris

  David Hart

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  Spalding Gray

  Peter Epstein

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  Jason Downs

  Alan Lipsky

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  Hattie Winston

  Blanche Loudon

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  Beverly Todd

  Dora Cambridge