Clara's Heart
1988 · 108 min · Director: Robert Mulligan
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
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.
Emotional fingerprint
Clara's Heart (1988) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness35%
- Empathy25%
- Love20%
- Hope10%
- Melancholy10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Love. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Disturbing
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 30 % | 27 % | 22 % | 2 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Sadness | 41 % | 35 % | 35 % | 4 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Sadness | 51 % | 40 % | 45 % | 6 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Empathy | 57 % | 44 % | 49 % | 10 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Sadness | 64 % | 55 % | 55 % | 10 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Sadness | 60 % | 54 % | 54 % | 5 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Sadness | 56 % | 41 % | 48 % | 4 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Love | 56 % | 28 % | 39 % | 10 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 55 % | 26 % | 35 % | 15 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Love | 54 % | 35 % | 41 % | 11 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Empathy | 55 % | 39 % | 48 % | 14 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Empathy | 59 % | 36 % | 50 % | 23 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Love | 61 % | 35 % | 51 % | 24 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 60 % | 36 % | 50 % | 19 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Empathy | 55 % | 33 % | 46 % | 10 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Empathy | 61 % | 39 % | 50 % | 21 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Tension | 79 % | 57 % | 64 % | 60 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Disturbing | 86 % | 71 % | 76 % | 75 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Sadness | 84 % | 65 % | 75 % | 44 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Love | 85 % | 52 % | 70 % | 13 % |
Cinderella
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Alan Lipsky
Felicia
Bundy
Rita
Details
- Directed by
- Robert Mulligan
- Written by
- Mark Medoff, Joseph Olshan
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1988
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
Where to watch
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