“Claudine”‘s plot synopsis: “Diahann Carroll is radiant in an unforgettable, Oscar-nominated performance as Claudine, a strong-willed single mother, raising six kids in Harlem, whose budding ...

Robert Townsend, director of the groundbreaking 1987 movie industry satire “Hollywood Shuffle,” recalls how John Berry’s 1974 film “Claudine” resonated with him at the time. The romantic comedy-drama, ...

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 ...