A patch of blue watch turner classic movies on tcm. A patch of blue comes from one of things selina remembers from her childhood before she got blind. 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 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. Shelley won a supporting oscar for her role but this this movie belonged to e. The star, however, is not winters but elizabeth hartman, cast as darcys blind, sensitive daughter, selina. A patch of blue 1965 frequently asked questions imdb. A patch of blue 1965 official trailer sidney poitier movie youtube. Shelley winters won an academy award for her searing performance as roseann darcy in a patch of blue. Starring elizabeth hartman, sidney poitier and shelly winters. A patch of blue 1965 directed by guy green blind rage elizabeth hartman.
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. A blind white teenager, sheltered by her sleazy mother, falls in love with a kind young black man. Kildare room 222 waltons, the barnaby jones in harms way sand pebbles, the chinatown poltergeist papillon wind and the lion, the macarthur patton tora. Fortunately, selina finds a way out via the kindly gordon ralfe sidney poitier, who.
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. When she was a small girl, too small to see out the window, she could only see a patch of blue sky above the windowsill, and that was one of very few colors she remembered. Jerry goldsmith a patch of blue original soundtrack. A patch of blue 1965 stream and watch online moviefone. 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. Find out where a patch of blue is streaming, if a patch of blue is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. 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. 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. Gordon convinces selina to get on the bus to the blind school. 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. 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. Sidney poitier cemented his ascent to the tinseltown firmament.
Sidney poitier plays gordon, a compassionate stranger who befriends a blind white girl named selina elizabeth hartman. Illustrations of oscar wildes the ballad of reading gaol by. Luckily this is a 1965 film, made when film scores worked as albums. This movie, a patch of blue, is special on many different sociological planes. 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.
The film is presented in a nicely muted blackandwhite that recalls the original theatrical release better than any prior home viewing. 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. Provided to youtube by distrokid a patch of blue cloud town a patch of blue. A wonderful display of light and dark in the right places underlines cultural attitudes, injustices and ignorance with an unsurpassed precision. The disc is accompanied by a stills gallery, a text essay on poitier, and a very informative commentary by guy green. A patch of blue is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on, vudu, itunes store, and youtube. Kramer, travis fines any day now shamelessly aims to tug at the heartstrings. 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. 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. This is one of my all time favorite movies, particularly due to the superb performance of elizabeth hartman. It addresses cultural tolerances and intolerances from the working poor to the educated professional. A blind, uneducated girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube.
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. Made in 1965 against the backdrop of the growing civil rights movement, the film. A patch of blue manufactured on demand, mono sound on tcm. Daughter of the prostitute roseann shelly winters, she lives in anew york city apartment along with her alcoholic grandfather as well as her. The histrionic 1965 melodrama a patch of blue stars sidney poitier as a young man who befriends a young blind woman elizabeth hartman over the racist opposition of her prostitute mother.
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. 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. 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. In atlanta, its first two weeks grosses broke a record held by gone with the wind 1939. 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. A patch of blue proved a boxoffice winner, even in the south. Sidney poitier, shelley winters and elizabeth hartman a patch of blue 1965 official trailer sidney poitier movie a blind. 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. A venomous prostitute, roseann treats both selina and grandfather ole pa wallace ford like dirt. With sidney poitier, shelley winters, elizabeth hartman, wallace ford.