A blind, uneducated girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life. Starring elizabeth hartman, sidney poitier and shelly winters. A patch of blue main title theme jerry goldsmith youtube. A wonderful display of light and dark in the right places underlines cultural attitudes, injustices and ignorance with an unsurpassed precision. A patch of blue is a 1965 american drama film directed by guy green about the friendship between an educated black man played by sidney poitier and an illiterate, blind, white, 18yearold girl played by elizabeth hartman, and the problems that plague their friendship in a racially divided america. Peoples treatment of race and disability are the themes. Academy award winners sidney poitier and shelley winterswho delivers an oscarwinning performancestar with elizabeth hartman in this tender story of an abused blind girl who only dreams of finding a patch of blue. In 1965, at age 21, she was nominated for a bestactress academy award in her movie debut as a blind girl in a patch of blue but lost to julie christie in darling. A patch of blue sidney poitier shelley winters elizabeth hartman 1965 a blind white teenager elizabeth hartman, sheltered by her sleazy mother shelley winters, falls in love with a. Kildare room 222 waltons, the barnaby jones in harms way sand pebbles, the chinatown poltergeist papillon wind and the lion, the macarthur patton tora.
This is one of my all time favorite movies, particularly due to the superb performance of elizabeth hartman. Patch of blue is a film from 1965, about an african american man sidney potier who befriends a young girl who is blind liz heartman. One of the first studio films to deal with interracial romance or even the possibility of it, a patch of blue was a huge hit upon its release, appealing to those looking for both social protest and a smart date movie. A venomous prostitute, roseann treats both selina and grandfather ole pa wallace ford like dirt. Kramer, travis fines any day now shamelessly aims to tug at the heartstrings. Sidney poitier, shelley winters and elizabeth hartman a patch of blue 1965 official trailer sidney poitier movie a blind. A patch of blue manufactured on demand, mono sound on tcm. The film is presented in a nicely muted blackandwhite that recalls the original theatrical release better than any prior home viewing. A patch of blue comes from one of things selina remembers from her childhood before she got blind.
Daughter of the prostitute roseann shelly winters, she lives in anew york city apartment along with her alcoholic grandfather as well as her. In a patch of blue sidney poitiers gordon ralfe is a good standin for christ in the way he helps the blind teenaged girl selina darcey, beautifully played by the young actress elizabeth hartman. It addresses cultural tolerances and intolerances from the working poor to the educated professional. A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life by introducing her to the outside world. Chicago evoking the civil rights melodramas of the 60s, such as guy greens wrenching a patch of blue, with a dash of robert bentons 1979 masterpiece, kramer vs. A patch of blue now streaming on filmstruck a young blind woman, selina darcey elizabeth hartman, lives with her. With sidney poitier, shelley winters, elizabeth hartman, wallace ford. Elizabeth hartman the fixer is a warmhearted impovershed blind girl who falls in love with a black man and refuses to make an issue of their racial differences.
Selina academy awardnominated elizabeth hartman left alone at the park with her beads, has no idea the passerby she meets, gordon sidney poitier, is africanamerican, early in probably the best known film by english director and cinematographer guy green, a patch of blue, 1965. Find out where a patch of blue is streaming, if a patch of blue is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. A patch of blue is a touching contemporary melodrama, relieved at times by generally effective humor, about a blind white girl, rehabilitated from a dreary home by a negro. Sidney poitier plays gordon, a compassionate stranger who befriends a blind white girl named selina elizabeth hartman. Guy greens a patch of blue comes to dvd in a beautifully transferred edition that treats this movie with the care and dignity it has always deserved. Elizabeth katayama 1912 4 september 1998 was an australian writer under the pseudonym elizabeth kata, best known for be ready with bells and drums 1961, which was made into the awardwinning film a patch of blue 1965. Warners dvd of a patch of blue is a fine and worthy disc presentation. Illustrations of oscar wildes the ballad of reading gaol curated by students in the museum curatorial practices course march 23rd july 17th the exhibition presents. Brilliantly avoiding gooey sentiment throughout, a patch of blue was adapted for the screen by director guy green, from the novel be ready with bells and drums by elizabeth kata.
A patch of blue 1965 when selina darcey elizabeth hartman, a blind young white woman, befriends gordon ralfe sidney poitier, a black office worker, their budding relationship eventually. Blind selina darcy hartman lives alife of servitude with her mother, roseann darcy winters, whos a prostitute and grandfather whos an alcoholic until the day she goes to. Shelley winters won an academy award for her searing performance as roseann darcy in a patch of blue. A patch of blue 1965 cast and crew when selina darcey elizabeth hartman, a blind young white woman, befriends gordon ralfe sidney poitier, a black office worker, their budding relationship. Shelley won a supporting oscar for her role but this this movie belonged to e. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Illustrations of oscar wildes the ballad of reading gaol by. Gordon convinces selina to get on the bus to the blind school. The star, however, is not winters but elizabeth hartman, cast as darcys blind, sensitive daughter, selina. Jerry goldsmith a patch of blue original soundtrack. A blind white teenager, sheltered by her sleazy mother, falls in love with a kind young black man. Provided to youtube by distrokid a patch of blue cloud town a patch of blue. A patch of blue is a 1965 american drama film directed by guy green about the relationship between a black man, gordon played by sidney poitier, and a blind white female teenager, selina elizabeth hartman, and the problems that plague their relationship when they fall in love in a racially divided america. A patch of blue watch turner classic movies on tcm.
Made in 1965 against the backdrop of the growing civil rights movement, the film. A patch of blue 1965 official trailer sidney poitier movie youtube. A patch of blue 1965 directed by guy green blind rage elizabeth hartman. A patch of blue 1965 stream and watch online moviefone. A patch of blue 1965 frequently asked questions imdb. The disc is accompanied by a stills gallery, a text essay on poitier, and a very informative commentary by guy green. This slender, striking, redhaired, frecklefaced american leading lady, a carnegietech student in the 60s, made a stunning, sensitive film debut as the blind, abused, uneducated white girl who falls in love with compassionate sidney poitier in the raciallycharged drama a patch of blue 1965. In atlanta, its first two weeks grosses broke a record held by gone with the wind 1939. Sidney poitier cemented his ascent to the tinseltown firmament.
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