Clara's Heart

1988 · directed by Robert Mulligan

Rating

55/100

Hit

no

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.

Clara's Heart (1988), directed by Robert Mulligan, rates 55/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Whoopi Goldberg
• Michael Ontkean
• Kathleen Quinlan
• Neil Patrick Harris
• Spalding Gray
• Jason Downs
• Hattie Winston
• Beverly Todd
• Maria Broom
• Frederick Strother

Crew

• Freddie Francis — Director of Photography
• Sidney Levin — Editor
• Dave Grusin — Original Music Composer
• Mark Medoff — Screenplay

More from Robert Mulligan

1. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) — 96/100 · hit
2. The Man in the Moon (1991) — 77/100
3. Come September (1961) — 75/100
4. Love with the Proper Stranger (1963) — 75/100
5. The Other (1972) — 70/100
6. Summer of '42 (1971) — 69/100

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