Claudine

Lotta heart and soul in this movie right here

missionaryjack

A smart and empathetic portrait of welfare that avoids criticizing assistance in itself, instead focusing on the double bind of white stereotypes about black recipients and the dehumanizing regulations imposed on them in a process marred by systemic racism. berry,…

a k

Diahann Carroll and James Earl Jones have this fresh and earnest chemistry that shatters cliches and is a source for the ultimate deconstruction of work opposing welfare. It’s not an inherently political story - in fact, it bounces between romance, defining motherly…

Sam

If I had been in Claudine's shoes this movie would have been over in 5 minutes, right after Roop tried to blackmail me into a date by threatening to snitch to welfare. Red flag! You wouldn't catch me running down the street yelling my address after a shitty move like that.…

Jack Often

John Berry updates his wonderful 1946 Joan Fontaine marriage vehicle to 1974 Black USA. James Earl Jones is the garbage man pursuing a relationship with single mother of six Diahann Carroll while the Welfare state mostly plays the Ralph Bellamy role. It is written in a…

Filipe Furtado

This film feels conflicted. From its depiction of the welfare policies as unjust and parsimonious to the weight of capitalism on the family and on Roop, the film has a beating heart of social critique that at once suggests injustice at the heart of welfare's policies but…

Sally Jane Black

50th Anniversary! Diahann Carroll was deservedly nominated for Best Actress in her role as a struggling mother of six children. In many ways she is more hindered than helped by the welfare system. She's not allowed to work. She has to itemize everything she buys. When…

Karl

I still don’t know if this is a romantic comedy. Nobody answer that for me, I want to ponder that for the rest of my life.

ToonrificTariq

A charming, endearing, and skillfully handled piece of cinema. Even if it may have some pacing issues, it has enough charm and sentiment to retain my interest and keep me captivated with every passing second. At every turn, Diahann Carroll manages to embody independence and…

Dylan