Deep in My Heart (1999) (TV)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Anita W. Addison

Writer (WGA):

Ronni Kern (written by)

Release Date:

14 February 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A white woman who was raped by a black man gives the baby up for adoption. The film follows the life of the child as she grows up and has children of her own.

Plot Keywords:

Birth Mother | Housewife | Mixed Race | Daughter | Adoption

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Anne Bancroft	...	Geraldine 'Gerry' Eileen Cummins
Lynn Whitfield	...	Corrine Burrell
Alice Krige	...	Annalise Jurgenson
Cara Buono	...	Young Gerry Cummins
Gloria Reuben	...	Barbara Ann Williams
Jesse L. Martin	...	Don Williams
Kevin O'Rourke	...	Robert 'Bob' Cummins
Peter MacNeill		(as Peter MacNeil)
Albert Schultz	...	Paul Jurgenson
Jayne Eastwood	...	Mrs. Marsdon
Keenan Macwilliam	...	Young Barbara Ann
Philip Akin	...	Ob-gyn doctor
Brooke Belvedere	...	3-year-old Carol
Kiel Campbell	...	10-year-old Robert
Michael Capellupo	...	Ted Cummins

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

The Königsberg Company

Love the Husband's Character

I love the way that they portrayed the husband of the natural mother (Geraldine). He was as compassionate as any character I have ever seen and made me proud to be part of the human race. Holding his wife blameless for the rape (which wasn't necessarily the norm during the 50s and 60s); willingness to accept his wife's decision about what to do with the black child--even encouraging her to keep her baby ("it's just a baby"); saving clues of the child's whereabouts for the birth mother, which she found after his death. Truly a touching story and a laudable portrayal. I hope the real life character was equally as compassionate.