CLARA'S HEART

Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Ontkean, Kathleen Quinlan

Warner Bros.; Directed by Robert Mulligan

Rated PG-13; 107 minutes; 1988

Jamaican housekeeper Clara Mayfield (Whoopi Goldberg) is an extraordinary woman who becomes an unforgettable influence in the life of a young boy, providing him with affection and gentle comic counterpoint to the harsh realities of his parents' impending divorce in this sensitive and funny drama.