A Patch of Blue
by Guy Green
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Actor: Elizabeth Hartman, Ivan Dixon, Shelley Winters, Sidney Poitier, Wallace FordDirector: Guy Green
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 105 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-02-04
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of A Patch of Blue
Movie Review: True Love Knows No Color
Summary: 4 Stars
Selina D'Arcy(Elizabeth Hartmann)is blind; but, she meets a kindley man(Sidney Poitier) and begins to see the world anew. He, so to speak, takes her under his wing and even shows her how to dial a telephone; however, the problem is that she is white and her mentor is black. Selina has been raised by a very abusive, bitter mother(Shelley Winters) who ,naturally, can see and knows that this man is black and is dead set against her daughter having anything to do with him. As the story developes, you will be impressed with the sterling performances of the actors and expierence the heart pounding climax of this fine film.
Summary of A Patch of Blue
A black man's burgeoning love affair with a blind white girl is complicated by her racist, controlling mother.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. Sidney Poitier plays Gordon, a compassionate stranger who befriends a blind white girl named Selina (Elizabeth Hartman). Selina, the next thing to a shut-in, can only judge people by their voices, and Gordon's is unusually patient, kind. Troubles ensue when Selina's abusive mother (Shelley Winters in her second Oscar-winning performance) happens upon the pair during one of their park rendezvous. Ivan Dixon plays Poitier's militant brother, and veteran Wallace Ford appears as Selina's kindly lush of a grandfather. Jerry Goldsmith earned an Oscar nomination for his lilting piano theme, surely one of the simplest, most effective pieces of music to grace a Hollywood film. --Glenn Lovell
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