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Drama

Bless Their Little Hearts

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

Release Date : 1984-12-12

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company :

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Nate Hardman

Character Name : Charlie Banks

Original Name : Nate Hardman

Gender : Male

Kaycee Moore

Character Name : Andais Banks

Original Name : Kaycee Moore

Gender : Female

Angela Burnett

Character Name : Banks Child

Original Name : Angela Burnett

Gender : Female

Ronald Burnett

Character Name : Banks Child

Original Name : Ronald Burnett

Gender : Male

Kimberly Burnett

Character Name : Banks Child

Original Name : Kimberly Burnett

Gender : Male

Langston Woodberry

Character Name : Mistresses' Son

Original Name : Langston Woodberry

Gender : Male

Eugene Cherry

Character Name : Gene

Original Name : Eugene Cherry

Gender : Male

Ellis Griffin

Character Name : Pasquale

Original Name : Ellis Griffin

Gender : Male

Ernest Knight

Character Name : Duck

Original Name : Ernest Knight

Gender : Male

Lawrence Pierott

Character Name : John

Original Name : Lawrence Pierott

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-08-24

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 doesn't especially like. He is also not averse to playing on the other side of the blanket. There's a complex relationship going on here between the couple and Moore plays her part strongly. "Andais" is frustrated and disappointed with their lot in life, but is stoic enough to lose her temper but occasionally with a "Charlie" that she clearly loves, but finds exasperating at times. It's an observation of a snippet from their timeline. We join mid-flow and we leave in a similarly inconclusive fashion which, again, adds some realism to this depiction of life for an African American man whose predicaments and options are exclusively made on what he sees are his own terms.