Such a socially conscience film could not be a romantic comedy, but that’s exactly what the film is and set to a soundtrack by Curtis Mayfield featuring Gladys Knight & The Pips.

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Claudine is a valuable document of '70s-era Harlem lives that pays admirable respect to the neighborhood's grim realities.

something of a revolutionary film, one that took the basic template of the romantic comedy and used it to explore the lived experiences of a single black mother trying to make it financially, emotionally, and romantically in Harlem