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Directed by John Berry
USA 1974
Diahann Carroll is radiant in an unforgettable, Oscar-nominated performance as Claudine, a strong-willed single mother, raising six kids in Harlem, whose budding relationship with a gregarious garbage collector (an equally fantastic James Earl Jones) is stressed by the difficulty of getting by in an oppressive system. As directed by the formerly blacklisted leftist filmmaker John Berry, this romantic comedy with a social conscience deftly balances warm humor with a serious look at the myriad issues—from cycles of poverty to the indignities of the welfare system—that shape its characters’ realities. The result is an empathetic chronicle of both Black working-class struggle and Black joy, a bittersweet, bighearted celebration of family and community set to a sunny soul soundtrack composed by Curtis Mayfield and performed by Gladys Knight & the Pips. *** Claudine is a single mother in New York City who endures an exhausting commute to the suburbs where she works as a maid for wealthy families. In one carefully tended white community, she meets Roop, a charismatic but irresponsible garbage collector. Romance quickly ensues, but Claudine doubts that their relationship is good for her six children, and Rupert, despite his good nature, is reluctant to take on fatherhood. |
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Theatrical Release: March 30th, 1974
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Review: Criterion - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
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Distribution | Criterion Spine #1052 - Region 'A' - Blu-ray | |
Runtime | 1:32:35.216 | |
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1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 45,857,839,874 bytesFeature: 27,409,428,480 bytes Video Bitrate: 35.09 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Subtitles | English (SDH), None | |
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Release Information: Studio: Criterion
1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 45,857,839,874 bytesFeature: 27,409,428,480 bytes Video Bitrate: 35.09 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details:
• Audio commentary from 2003 featuring actors Diahann Carroll, James
Earl Jones, and Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs; filmmaker George Tillman Jr.;
and Dan Pine, son of screenwriters Lester Pine and Tina Pine
Transparent Blu-ray Case Chapters 15 |
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On their
Blu-ray,
Criterion use a linear PCM mono track (24-bit) in the
original English language. It is a passive film in terms of effects but
is notable for the score; Curtis Mayfield's (Willie
Dynamite,
Super Fly) songs performed by Gladys Knight & The Pips; Mr.
Welfare Man, To Be Invisible, On and On, The
Makings of You, Hold On and Make Yours a Happy Home. The
sound is authentically flat but clean and consistent in the
uncompressed. Criterion offer optional English
subtitles on their Region 'A'
Blu-ray.
The Criterion
Blu-ray
John Berry's Claudine
is a wonderfully warm human drama. It's about holding relationships
together, survival, responsibility, values, children maturing and love.
It's fabulous, and I really enjoyed it, the older commentary, and other
supplements. A GREAT, unjustly neglected, film for Criterion to release
on Blu-ray.
Strongly recommended! |
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