Bless Their Little Hearts


1h 21m 1984
Bless Their Little Hearts

Brief Synopsis

Enduring the bleakness of the Watts unemployment office and occasional stints as a day laborer, Charlie Banks struggles to find a job and maintain his role of head of his family. Spending most of the day at home, Charlie often gets on the nerves of his wife and three children. One evening while gett

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Release Date
1984

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 21m

Synopsis

Enduring the bleakness of the Watts unemployment office and occasional stints as a day laborer, Charlie Banks struggles to find a job and maintain his role of head of his family. Spending most of the day at home, Charlie often gets on the nerves of his wife and three children. One evening while getting some fresh air, he makes the acquaintance of a welfare mother. After this, he's not underfoot at home any more; he's found another bed to occupy...

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Release Date
1984

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 21m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States June 14, 1991

Released in United States Summer June 14, 1984

Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (Black Independent Cinema Now) April 19 - May 3, 1990.

Shown at Brooklyn Museum in New York City as part of program "The L.A. Rebellion" January 15 - February 6, 1994.

Shown at FILMEX: Los Angeles International Film Exposition (American Independents) July 5¿20, 1984.

Shown in Los Angeles (UCLA) as part of program "Cinematic Images of the Black Male" May 15-23, 1995.

Shown in New York City (Walter Reade Theater) as part of program "The Films of Charles Burnett: Witnessing Everyday Heroes" January 31 - February 13, 1997.

16mm

b&w

Released in United States Summer June 14, 1984

Released in United States June 14, 1991 (AFI/Laemmle Independent Showcase; Los Angeles)