In this sentimental coming-of-age drama, directed by Richard Mulligan (To Kill a Mockingbird) and written by Mark Medoff (Children of a Lesser God), Whoopi Goldberg plays Clara Mayfield, whom Leona Hart (Kathleen Quinlan) meets up with in Jamaica, where Leona retreats to mourn the death of her baby daughter. Leona comes from a rich Maryland family and she leaves her husband, Bill (Michael Ontkean), and her young son, David (Neil Patrick Harris), back in the States in order to achieve some personal healing. She tells Clara she is in mourning and Clara responds knowingly, “I knew the fact, but not the substance.” Hearing this kind of cryptic Charlie Chan-like aphorism, Leona can’t resist Clara and hires her as her maid, taking her back with her, like a pet, to Maryland. “Come meet the most wonderful person,” she tells her husband, and, to be sure, Clara is out-of-this-world wonderful, and since David’s self-absorbed parents are neglecting him for their own private flirtations and obsessions, Clara takes up the slack and becomes, in effect, David’s family. Clara dispenses worldly advice and has him spend weekends with her in the inner-city Jamaican community, where David learns how the other half lives. But just as David is letting his guard down and permitting Clara to become his 30-year-old buddy, Clara reveals a chilling past life that includes rape, incest, and suicide., Whoopi Goldberg as a nanny helping her prep-school charge (Neil Patrick Harris) through trying times. Leona: Kathleen Quinlan. Hart: Michael Ontkean. Dora: Beverly Todd. Epstein: Spalding Gray. Blanche: Hattie Wilson. Directed by Robert Mulligan., Award winner Whoopi Goldberg stars as a 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., A 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., A touching drama about a young boy’s relationship with his new Jamaican nanny. Whoopi Goldberg plays Clara Mayfield, bought back from Jamaica by a troubled yuppie couple. Although initially reluctant to get to know the new housekeeper, their son soon turns to the witty and wise Clara for support and affection to escape from the harsh realities of his parents’ impending divorce., Woman 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.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Clara’s Heart ” ?
A: The main cast includes Whoopi Goldberg,Neil Patrick Harris,Kathleen Quinlan,Michael Ontkean,Spalding Gray,Beverly Todd,Hattie Winston,Jason Downs,Caitlin Thompson,Maria Broom,Wandachristine,Maryce Carter,Angel Harper,Mark Medoff,Fred Strother,Joseph Muth,Warren Long,Dorothy Cunningham,Alaine Laughton,Randy Meeks,Kathryn Dowling,Tatum Adaire Gauthier,Joy Green,Tania Gauthier,Forry Buckingham,Medusah,Sidney Levin,David McGiffert,Bambi Breakstone,Stephen Walker,Marianne Moloney,Kenneth A. Carlson,Daniel T. Franklin,Mark Medoff,Jeffrey Howard,Freddie Francis,Claire A. Nelson,Albert J. Salzer.
Q: When Did the “Clara’s Heart” Released?
A: The Movie “Clara’s Heart” originally aired on 1988-10-07 and released in the year of 1988.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Clara’s Heart” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Clara’s Heart” ?
A: “Clara’s Heart” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
