Criterion Collection Claudine - DVD

Rediscover a powerful, heartfelt classic with the Claudine DVD from the prestigious The Criterion Collection—a must-have for serious film lovers and collectors.

Starring the incomparable Diahann Carroll and James Earl Jones, Claudine is a deeply moving story of love, resilience, and family set against the realities of 1970s Harlem. It’s raw, honest, and filled with standout performances that earned critical acclaim and lasting cultural impact.

Why this Criterion DVD stands out:

• 🎬 A landmark film presented with Criterion’s signature quality
• 🎭 Oscar-nominated performance by Diahann Carroll
• 🎶 Memorable soundtrack by Curtis Mayfield
• 📀 Essential addition for collectors of classic and culturally significant cinema

This isn’t just a movie—it’s a piece of cinematic history, thoughtfully preserved for a new generation.

Criterion editions don’t stay in stock for long—grab your copy of Claudine now before it disappears from shelves.

Diahann Carroll is radiant in an unforgettable, Oscar-nominated performance as Claudine, a strong-willed single mother, raising six kids in Harlem, whose budding relationship with a gregarious garbage collector (an equally fantastic James Earl Jones) is stressed by the difficulty of getting by in an oppressive system. As directed by the formerly blacklisted leftist filmmaker John Berry, this romantic comedy with a social conscience deftly balances warm humor with a serious look at the myriad issues from cycles of poverty to the indignities of the welfare system that shape it's characters' realities. The result is an empathetic chronicle of both Black working-class struggle and Black joy, a bittersweet, bighearted celebration of family and community set to a sunny soul soundtrack composed by Curtis Mayfield and performed by Gladys Knight & the Pips.