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Accidentally blinded by her prostitute mother Rose-Ann at the age of five, Selina D'Arcey spends the next 13 years confined in the tiny Los Angeles apartment that they share with 'Ole Pa', Selina's grandfather. One afternoon at the local park, Selina meets Gordon Ralfe, a thoughtful young office worker whose kind-hearted treatment of her results in her falling in love with him, unaware that he is black. They continue to meet in the park every afternoon and he teaches her how to get along in the city. But when the cruel, domineering Rose-Ann learns of their relationship, she forbids her to have anything more to do with him because he is black. Selina continues to meet Gordon despite Rose-Ann's fury, who is determined to end the relationship for good.
What a surprise. It had been a long time since I saw such an honest, sensitively-made film, and it really brings to mind that old statement 'They don't make 'em like they used to.' How refreshing to see a film that handles potentially mawkish, TV movie-of-the-week style material (blind white girl falls in love with sighted black man) with sophistication, grace and lack of sentimentality. These are real humans that emerge out of the script, and the central performances of Sidney Poitier and the sadly forgotten Elizabeth Hartman take the tender screenplay and deliver beautiful, deeply touching performances.
It is, simply put, a joy to watch them perform together. Credit must also be given to a young Jerry Goldsmith's sweet, delicate score, and Robert Burks' (Hitchcock's favorite DP) rich black and white cinematography.
Almost impossible to find in its original widescreen format, still very worthwhile rental material.
A Patch Of Blue Youtube
Running time105 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$800,000Box office$6,750,000 (rentals)A Patch of Blue is a 1965 American drama film directed by about the relationship between a black man (played by ) and a blind white female teenager (played by ), and the problems that plague their relationship when they fall in love in a racially divided America. Made in 1965 against the backdrop of the growing, the film explores racism from the perspective of 'love is blind.' Won the, her second win for the award, following her victory in 1959 for. It was also the final screen appearance for veteran actor.Scenes of Poitier and Hartman kissing were excised from the film when it was shown in film theaters in the. These scenes are intact in the DVD version. According to the DVD audio commentary, it was the decision of director Guy Green that A Patch of Blue be filmed in, although color was available.The film was adapted by Guy Green from the 1961 book Be Ready with Bells and Drums by the author.
The book later won a award. The plot differs slightly from the film in that it has a less optimistic ending. In addition to the Best Supporting Actress win for Winters, the film was nominated for Academy Awards for (Elizabeth Hartman), (, ),. Hartman, 22 at the time, was the youngest Best Actress nominee, a record she held for ten years before 20-year-old broke her record in 1975. Contents.Plot Selina D'Arcey is a blind girl living in a city apartment with her mother Rose-Ann and grandfather Ole Pa.
She strings beads to supplement her family's small income and spends most of her time doing chores. Her mother is abusive and Ole Pa is an alcoholic. Selina has no friends, rarely leaves the apartment, and has never received an education.Selina convinces her grandfather to take her to the park, where she happens to meet Gordon Ralfe, an educated and soft-spoken black man working night shifts in an office. The two quickly become friends, meeting at the park almost every day. Gordon learns that she was blinded at the age of five when Rose-Ann threw chemicals on her while attempting to hit her husband, and also that she was raped by one of Rose-Ann's 'boyfriends'.Rose-Ann's friend, Sadie, is also a prostitute, and while lamenting the loss of her youth, she realizes that Selina can be useful in their business.
Subsequently, Rose-Ann and Sadie decide to move into a better apartment, leave Ole Pa and force Selina into prostitution.In the meantime, Gordon has contacted a school for the blind, which is ready to take Selina. While Rose-Ann is out, Selina runs away to the park and, with some difficulty, meets Gordon. She tells Gordon about Rose-Ann's plan, and he assures her that she will be leaving for school in a few days. Finding Selina missing from the apartment, Rose-Ann takes Ole Pa to the park and confronts Gordon. Despite Rose-Ann's resistance, Gordon manages to take Selina away, and Ole Pa stops Rose-Ann from chasing after them, telling her that Selina is not a child anymore.At Gordon's house, Selina asks Gordon to marry her, to which Gordon replies that there are many types of love, and she will later realize that their relationship will not work. Selina tells him that she loves him, and knows that he is black, and that it does not matter to her. He then tells her they will wait one year to find out if their love will lead to marriage.
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Meanwhile, a bus arrives to pick up Selina for her trip to the school, and both friends say goodbye. Gordon had wanted to give Selina a music box that his grandmother gave him, but the bus has already left, so he goes back to his apartment.Cast.
as Gordon Ralfe. as Rose-Ann D'Arcey. as Selina D'Arcey. as Ole Pa. as Mark Ralfe.
as Sadie. as Mr. Faber. Kelly Flynn as Yanek Faber. Debi Storm as Selina, age 5. as Mrs. Favaloro.
Saverio LoMedico as Mr. Favaloro. Casey Merriman as Casey MSoundtrack The soundtrack to A Patch of Blue was composed and conducted. It gained Goldsmith his second nomination for following his score to in 1962.
It was also one of the 250 nominated scores for the 's. The score has been released three times on CD; in 1991 through (with the score to by Mark Lawrence), in 1992 through Tsunami Records (with his score to ), and an extended version in 1997 through. 'A Cinderella Named Elizabeth' The film's creators also made a about Hartman's selection to play the starring role.
The short, called 'A Named Elizabeth,' focuses on her status as an unknown actress from the town of, and includes segments from her and associated ', in which the actress is filmed while being herself and answering questions about everyday topics such as her taste in. The short also shows her visiting the to watch blind people being trained to do handwork — similar to the her character does in the film — and to perform tasks of daily living and self-care, of the sort that Poitier's character teaches Selina to do. Reception Critical reception A Patch of Blue has a 100% approval rating on out of six reviews.Awards and honors AwardCategorySubjectResultNominatedWonNominatedNominatedNominatedNominatedNominatedElizabeth HartmanNominatedWonNominatedNominatedNominatedNominatedThe film is recognized by in these lists:. 2002: – Nominated. 2005: – NominatedBox office The film proved to be the most successful in Poitier's career, which proved a lucrative development considering he agreed to a salary cut in exchange for 10% of the film's gross earnings. In addition, the film made Poitier a major national film star with excellent business in even southern cities like Houston, Atlanta and Charlotte.
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