Patch of Blue

Starring: Sidney Poitier & Shelley Winters Director: Guy Green

DVD Features:

Audio:

• Mono 1.0 - English
• Mono 1.0 - French

Major Awards:

Academy Awards - Best Supporting Actress (1965)

Description by OLDIES.com:

Selina D'Arcey is blind, yet she sees the world anew through the eyes of kindly Gordon Ralfe (Sidney Poitier). An awkward Cinderella raised by a bigoted, abusive mother, Selina is white. She does not know that the man helping her to learn to dial a pay phone or find the restroom is black. Elizabeth Hartman's luminous screen debut as Selina earned her a Golden Globe Award as Most Promising Newcomer. On the veteran side as Selina's blowsy, bitter mother, Shelley Winters won her second Oscar. As directed by Guy Green, the performances are timeless in A Patch of Blue. So is this fine film's heart-soaring impact.

Product Description:

A moving story of a shy blind girl whose love for a black man brings her out of her reclusive shell. Academy Award Nominations: 5, including Best Actress--Elizabeth Hartman. Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress--Shelley Winters.

Plot Synopsis:

This 1965 film version of Elizabeth Kata's novel became an instant commercial success.
When Gordon Ralfe, a handsome, hard-working black man encounters Selina, a blind white girl, he befriends the lonely woman. Her only true friend, Gordon introduces Selina to a whole world beyond the confines of her deprived home life. But given the current racial climate, Gordon's afraid to tell Selina the truth about his color, fearing she'll reject him. As time passes, Gordon grows closer to Selina, much to his brother's consternation. Though he and Selina have fallen in love, Gordon withholds his true feelings from her, knowing they could never live together peacefully in a racist society.

Plot Keywords:

Adventure | Drama | Race Relations | Romance | Tear Jerker | Theatrical Release

Cast and Crew: