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Bless Their Little Hearts (1984)

Dec 12, 1984 Drama 1h 25m
62%
User Score
7.2/10
100%

Overview

Charlie Banks, chronically unemployed, struggles to find dignity and a meaning for life in the impoverished Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts.

Billy Woodberry
Director
Charles Burnett
Writer

Top Billed Cast

Nate Hardman
Nate Hardman

Charlie Banks
Kaycee Moore
Kaycee Moore

Andais Banks
Angela Burnett
Angela Burnett

Banks Child
Ronald Burnett
Ronald Burnett

Banks Child
Kimberly Burnett
Kimberly Burnett

Banks Child
Langston Woodberry
Langston Woodberry

Mistresses' Son
Eugene Cherry
Eugene Cherry

Gene
Ellis Griffin
Ellis Griffin

Pasquale
Ernest Knight
Ernest Knight

Duck

Full Cast & Crew

Media

BLESS THEIR LITTLE HEARTS official trailer
BLESS THEIR LITTLE HEARTS official trailer
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A review by CinemaSerf
Written on August 24, 2024

There's an almost documentary feel to this short drama that follows the "Banks" family who are struggling to make ends meet. That's basically because husband/father "Charlie" (Nate Hardman) is habitually unemployed. This puts the strains on his wife "Andais" (Kaycee Moore) and their relationship whilst he imposes a very strict, masculine, discipline on their three children. There is a real paucity of dialogue in this as the intimately photographed imagery is left to show us the relentless mundanity of their lives. "Charlie" is not a nasty or violent man, but he is set in his ways and has no intention of straying from his own path - however inconsistent that may be with would be employers or his children who are, slowly but surely, beginning to show traits of adulthood and choice that he do...

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