Clara's Heart Page #4

Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Robert Mulligan
Production: Warner Home Video
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.3
Rotten Tomatoes:
38%
PG-13
Year:
1988
108 min
509 Views


ARE YOU?

YES, I AM.

I CARE:

ABOUT YOUR DAD A LOT.

WELL,

ENJOY YOUR LUNCH.

IT WAS NICE:

TO MEET YOU, DAVID.

BYE.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

BYE.

SHE REALLY LIKES YOU,

DOESN'T SHE?

WHY NOT? I'M NO SUCH A BAD GUY.

YOU AND MOM:

JUST GOT SEPARATED,

AND YOU ALREADY HAVE

SOMEONE ELSE.

AT LEAST I'M NOT HIDING

WHO I'M SEEING.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WHO'S MOM SEEING?

THE GREAT SINGING

PSYCHOLOGIS WE MET THAT SATURDAY.

THAT DR. EPSTEIN GUY?

IT'S GOOD, DAVID.

YOUR MOM DESERVES

TO BE HAPPY, TOO.

SO IN OTHER WORDS,

YOU AND MOM...

YOU AND MOM:

DESERVE TO BE HAPPY.

SOUNDS RIGHT.

MAKES SENSE.

HE HAD NO RIGH TO TELL YOU THAT.

WHEN WOULD YOU HAVE

GOTTEN AROUND TO TELLING ME?

WHEN I FIGURED OU HOW I WANTED TO

EXPLAIN IT TO YOU.

COME HERE, BABY.

PETER'S MAKING

A LOT OF THINGS:

FALL INTO PLACE:

FOR ME.

I FEEL JUST NOW:

I HAVE TO PU ALL MY ENERGY

INTO HELPING MYSELF

BEFORE I CAN HELP

ANYONE ELSE.

I KNOW THAT SOUNDS

REALLY SELFISH,

BUT I'M DOING

THE BEST I CAN.

AND I LOVE YOU.

I DO.

KISS.

[CAR DOOR SLAMS]

HI. HOW WAS

YOUR WEEKEND?

OH, CHILD,

IT WAS WONDERFUL.

GOOD LAVISHING.

WE GIRLS:

CAN CERTAINLY CHAT.

WOO!

WHO CAME OVER?

IT WAS ME, BLANCHE,

LYDIA, AND BOBS,

AND THE GIRLS WANTED

ME TO TELL YOU HI.

BLANCHE DID YOU UP

IN SOME PINKIE HAIRDO?

IT BE LOOKIN'

VERY NICE ON YOU.

AREN'T YOU

THE SILVER-TONGUED

DEVIL.

HOW WAS I AT YOUR FATHER'S?

TERRIFIC.

REALLY MEMORABLE.

AREN'T THEY SUPPOSED TO

KEEP UP APPEARANCES

OR SOMETHING:

FOR A CHILD'S BENEFIT?

AND MAKE IT LOOK LIKE

THEY'LL GET BACK TOGETHER?

DAVID, CLARA,

I'M LEAVING.

WHERE TO?

PETER HAS:

A WORKSHOP TONIGHT.

I'M LATE. I'LL TALK

TO YOU LATER.

OH! MY TWO-CENT TOOTSIES

ARE KILLING ME.

HERE, LET ME

RUB THEM FOR YOU.

THANK YOU.

WHAT'S IN THA RED SUITCASE?

WHAT RED SUITCASE?

THAT ONE YOU KEEP

UNDER YOUR BED:

AND TAKE:

TO YOUR APARTMENT.

NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

MY ROOM:

IS ME PRIVACY.

HOW WAS I AT YOUR DAD'S?

HOW COME YOU DON' HAVE HAIR ON YOUR LEGS?

BECAUSE I'M

NATURALLY HAIRLESS.

HOW WAS I AT YOUR DAD'S?

WHY YOU TOUCH ME

LIKE THAT?

LIKE HOW?

DON'T YOU NEVER

TOUCH ME LIKE THA AGAIN.

I'M SORRY.

KEEP YOUR HANDS:

OFF MY PERSON, CHILD.

WAIT.

GET OUT,

NOW! GET OUT!

[DOOR OPENS]

YOUR DINNER'S DOWNSTAIRS.

YOU'D BETTER GO AND EAT.

I'M NOT HUNGRY.

YOU MUS KEEP UP YOUR STRENGTH.

I'LL ALWAYS JUST BE

A PUNY MIDGET.

I GUESS I'M SUPPOSED

TO FEEL SORRY FOR YOU.

BUT I'LL TELL YOU

IN MY COUNTRY:

"PUNY PUNY" MEANS MEN

WITH MANY WOMEN:

AND LOTS OF LAND.

I SHOULD MOVE THERE.

NO. YOU NEED TO LEARN

HOW TO LIVE HERE,

BUT YOU MUST ALSO LEARN

NOT TO TOUCH A LADY

UNLESS YOU'VE BEEN INVITED.

CLARA?

YES, DAVID?

WHY DID EDITH:

HAVE TO DIE AND:

MESS UP EVERYTHING?

THEM THAT DIE:

DON'T CREATE THE AGONY

AND STRANGENESS OF LIFE, DAVID.

ONLY THE LIVING DO THAT.

I FIGURED:

YOU'D SAY THAT.

THEN WHY YOU ASK ME?

DAVID.

DAVID, LOOK UPON ME.

KNOW THIS--

YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME.

ALWAYS?

ALWAYS IS MUCH LONGER

THAN YOU'RE GOING TO NEED ME.

I DON'T GET IT.

THE GUY KEEPS ROLLING

THE BOULDER UP THE MOUNTAIN

EVEN THOUGH HE KNOWS

IT'LL ROLL BACK DOWN.

SISYPHUS IS CONDEMNED

TO ROLL THE BOULDER.

HE HAS NO CHOICE,

BUT HE COMMITS:

EVERY FIBER OF HIS BEING

TO THE ENTERPRISE.

IT'S STUPID.

HE'S AN IDIOT.

BECAUSE IT'S THE EFFORT,

DAVID,

THAT GIVES MEANING

TO OUR LIVES.

IS THAT RIGHT?

YEP.

YOU MAKE:

ALL THIS STUFF UP?

NO. A FRENCH WRITER

NAMED CAMUS.

I JUST STOLE IT.

UH, I'M GOING TO

LEAVE YOU GUYS:

AND GO CHECK:

ON MY SERVICE.

USE THE PHONE:

IN THE LIVING ROOM.

YOU'LL HAVE

MORE PRIVACY.

DAVID, PETER

HAS ASKED ME:

TO HELP HIM:

ON A WORKSHOP:

THIS WEEKEND:

IN SAN FRANCISCO.

NOW, I TOLD HIM

THAT I WOULD:

SPEAK TO YOU:

ABOUT IT FIRST,

THAT IF:

IT BOTHERED YOU:

TERRIBLY,

I WOULDN'T DO IT.

SURE. GO.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

HELLO?

OH. NO, MOM'S

NOT HERE, DAD.

SHE IS SACKING OU IN SAN FRANCISCO

WITH THE OLD:

SINGING PSYCHOLOGIST.

YEAH. SHE WENT TO HELP HIM

RUN A WORKSHOP.

YEAH. THAT'S THE WORD HERE, DAD.

FILM AT 6:
00.

I'M JUST HANGING OU WITH CLARA,

SITTING IN FRON OF MOTHER'S MIRROR

AND PUTTING ON:

THAT WOMAN'S COSMETICS,

SO TALKIE-TALKIE

NEXT WEEK, FATHER.

SO LONG, NOW.

YOU KNOW SHE NOT WANT YOU

TO TROUBLE HER THINGS.

ME NOT TROUBLE:

HER THINGS.

COME ON. SIT UP.

CLARA.

THAT IS MY NAME.

WILL I BE LIKE--

LIKE YOUR SON NOW?

I MEAN,

I AM YOUR FRIEND

AND EVERYTHING.

BUT OF COURSE.

BUT, DAVID,

DON' THE LITTLE GIRLS

INTEREST YOU YET?

IT'S NOT THA THEY DON'T INTEREST ME.

I JUST DON' INTEREST THEM.

OH.

WELL, SOMETHING

TELLS ME:

THAT VERY, VERY SOON

THOSE LITTLE GIRLS

ARE GOING TO BE:

INTERESTED IN YOU, TOO.

YOU SWEAR?

ABSOLUTELY.

WHAT A STRANGE CHILD

YOU ARE.

SOMETIME YOU FEEL

SO STRANGE TO ME

I THINK I DON' KNOW YOU AT ALL.

OF COURSE:

YOU KNOW ME.

YOU KNOW ME:

BETTER THAN ANYONE.

NOT TRUE.

NOBODY EVER:

REALLY KNOWS ANYONE,

AND JUST WHEN:

YOU THINK YOU DO,

PEOPLE CHANGE RIGH BEFORE YOUR EYES.

I HOPE:

YOU LIKE JAMMIN', TOO

4, 5, 6.

7, 8, 9.

7, 8.

7. 8.

1, 2, 3.

JAMMIN' TILL

THE JAM IS THROUGH

SO, CLARA'S BOY,

YOU MUSTN'T BE

FRIGHTENED OF ME.

MUST BE CLARA:

TELL YOU SOME:

BAD THINGS ABOUT ME.

I'M NOT SCARED OF YOU.

SHE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING

ABOUT YOU.

ALL YOU NEED:

TO KNOW, THEN,

IS THIS--

WHEN MAYFIELD GO,

DEATH AND ALL:

BE A-FOLLOW.

I'LL GO UPSTAIRS

AND MAKE SOME KOOL-AID.

DON'T MOVE YET.

JUST STAY:

RIGHT HERE.

WHAT THE HECK.

I'VE GOT SOME TIME.

SO TELL ME:

SOMETHING.

DID SHE TELL YOU

ABOUT RALPHIE?

I KNOW:

SHE NO TELL YOU.

YEAH? SHE DID.

SHE COULDN' TELL YOU

THE WHOLE STORY.

WHAT DO YOU CARE

ANYWAY, HUH?

ME HAVE ME REASONS

FOR CARE.

YOU ASK ABOUT RALPHIE.

MAKE CERTAIN YOU DO THAT, MAN.

WELCOME, CLARA.

YOU...

THEY TOLD ME:

YOU WAS OUTSIDE.

I HAD TO.

WHY?

IT WAS BURNING UP

IN HERE.

I'M NOT USED

TO THE TROPICS.

THEN DORA COME BY

WITH HER FRIEND.

SHE WAS TRYING:

TO JUKE ME UP.

JUST WHAT DID DORA

TELL YOU?

TO ASK YOU:

ABOUT RALPHIE.

WHAT DID I SAY:

ABOUT ASKING:

ABOUT MY PERSON?

I DIDN'T SAY

ANYTHING.

SHE SAY:

ANYTHING ELSE?

NOTHING.

THAT'S IT.

I SWEAR.

CLARA?

YES, DAVID?

NOTHING.

GOD HAS SMILED ON ME

HE HAS SET ME FREE

GOD HAS SMILED...

NO. YOU STAY HERE.

ON ME:

HE'S BEEN GOOD TO ME

GOD HAS...

EXCUSE ME.

DIDN'T I TELL YOU

TO STAY BACK THERE?

I WANT TO DO IT, TOO.

I NEED IT.

YOUR PARENTS:

WOULD HAVE A COW

IF THEY KNEW.

WHO WOULD FIND OUT?

SHH.

WHEN I'M HERE,

I FEEL LIKE ONE OF YOU.

YOU TAKE YOURSELF

BACK THERE:

AND SIT DOWN.

HE'S BEEN GOOD TO ME

HE IS THE SOURCE

OF ALL MY JOY:

THE BODY:

OF CHRIST.

AMEN.

THE BODY:

OF CHRIST.

AMEN.

IN THIS BODY OF MINE,

SEE WHAT THE LORD HAS DONE

IN THIS BODY OF MINE

IN THIS BODY OF MINE

SEE WHAT THE LORD HAS DONE

COUNT YOUR MANY BLESSINGS

SEE WHAT THE LORD HAS DONE

COUNT YOUR MANY BLESSINGS

SEE WHAT THE LORD HAS DONE

COUNT YOUR MANY BLESSINGS

COUNT YOUR MANY BLESSINGS

SEE WHAT THE LORD HAS DONE

COUNT YOUR MANY BLESSINGS

COUNT YOUR MANY BLESSINGS

SEE WHAT THE LORD HAS DONE

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Mark Medoff

Mark Medoff is an American playwright, screenwriter, film and theatre director, actor, and professor. His play Children of a Lesser God received both the Tony Award and the Olivier Award. more…

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