Claudine (1974)
by John Berry
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Actor: David Kruger, Diahann Carroll, James Earl Jones, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Tamu BlackwellDirector: John Berry
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 92 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-01-14
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Movie Reviews of Claudine (1974)
Movie Review: Makes me cry everytime...
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought a copy of the DVD from Amazon a couple of months ago...and I cannot tell you how many times I have watched it since. I am a child of the 70's and all themes and settings in the movie are a part of my childhood. I remember playing outside on the sidewalk in Harlem and just being kids. This movie makes me cry everytime it ends! When I have nothing to watch on TV I pop it in the DVD player and pour a glass of wine and just think back. This movie shows the strength and fortitude of two people trying to work themselves up in life in spite of the financial hardships that they face. I don't think Rupert ran out on his children. I firmly believe that those relationships just did not work out for him. Same as Claudine. Granted there were nine children between them but all in all they were two people who happened to find themselves later on in life after they had already acquired so much baggage. The hookers and rodent infested apartments were what many families who lived in the tenements back in those days had to contend with. Overall Rupert was a hard working honest man. Claudine just wanted a good life for her children and that showed in how she went to work while she was collecting welfare. The soundtrack is amazing. I just downloaded it and I listen to it over and over again. 'Be Invisible' is my favorite tune, the music and lyrics are so true to life. Soundtrack and movie are fabulous. This story does have a happy ending and that's what makes it all come together in the end.
Summary of Claudine (1974)
It's easy to get hooked by Claudine, a lean, funny, Nixon-era movie about a romance nearly undone by a patronizing welfare system. Diahann Carroll stars as Claudine, single mother of six children in Harlem and a maid working for under-the-table wages. Forever worried that her white caseworker will discover her meager, outside income (thus eliminating meager government benefits), Claudine further complicates her domestic situation by falling in love with Roop (James Earl Jones). An affable Romeo and absent but financially supportive father of several kids, Roop by his presence jeopardizes Claudine's official status as a mom without means. The couple's decision to go forward results in welfare backlash, personal humiliation, family strain, and corrosive behavior. A sharp script layers the personal story within a socially conscious treatment, while Jones and Carroll's special chemistry turns the characters into fully rounded people. John Berry (From This Day Forward), an interesting if forgotten director, brings a clipped vitality to this urban affair. --Tom KeoghWhen Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward) get a tip that Commodore Schmidlapp (Reginald Denny) is in danger aboard his yacht they launch a rescue Diahann Carroll was nominated for both an Oscar and a Golden Globe award for her gripping portrayal as the indomitable Claudine in this heartwarming comedy. While struggling to support herself and her six children in Harlem by working as a maid for a wealthy family Claudine (Carroll) meets a charming garbage man Roop (James Earl Jones). But although Roop is smitten with the lovely single mother his own life trials make him slow to respond to her invitation to a lifetime of love. The touching story of Claudine will inspire smiles and tears in viewers of all ages.System Requirements: Running Time 92 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: PG UPC: 024543061830 Manufacturer No: 2006183
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