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Bless Their Little Hearts
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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Bless Their Little Hearts is a 1984 film directed by Billy Woodberry and written by Charles Burnett.It's a tale of poor black people in the Watts district of Los Angeles. Charlie Banks, his wife Andais, and their three children live in a dilapidated bungalow filled with ratty furniture. Charlie can't find steady work. He goes to the unemployment office in Watts, but all he can manage to find are day-laborer jobs like threshing a field of wheat or painting a graffiti-splattered house. Charlie feels deep shame at his inability to provide for his children. In one scene, Andais gives him change from her purse, so he can turn around and give it to the kids for Sunday School, so that they will still look at him as the provider. Finally, Charlie's despair drives him into the arms of another woman, which threatens to destroy his marriage.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })Writer Charles Burnett also wrote and directed another very similar Deliberately Monochrome movie about life in Watts, Killer of Sheep. | |
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Kitchen Sink Drama | |
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Kitchen Sink Drama: Poverty and unemployment drives a man to despair and adultery. Literally a kitchen sink drama, as the big set piece in the film, when Andais confronts Charlie about his cheating, takes place in the cramped kitchen. | |
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Manly Tears | |
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Manly Tears: After his older daughter broke her arm offscreen—apparently a malfunctioning garage door struck her—Charlie apologizes to her for them living in a rough neighborhood. He breaks down sobbing as he apologizes for not being able to provide a better life for his family. | |
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Affectionate Gesture to the Head | |
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Affectionate Gesture to the Head: Charlie's affection for his children is demonstrated when he ruffles his son's hair upon getting home from the unemployment office. | |
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Deliberately Monochrome | |
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Deliberately Monochrome: Shot in black-and-white, which gives the movie that independent No Budget look, but also fits the mood of despair. | |
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