A PATCH OF BLUE - Sidney Poitier - DVD - NEW - Never played

Description: SIDNEY POITIER SHELLEY WINTERS ELIZABETH HARTMAN WALLACE FORD and IVAN DIXON star in A PATCH OF BLUE Love Is Colour Blind DVD - NEW - NEVER PLAYED!! - Not-rated - 105-minutes - Black and White - 1965-release - Drama, Romance - REGION 1 - NTSC - Original USA releaseEighteen year old Caucasian Selina D'Arcey lives with her part-time prostitute mother, Rose-Ann D'Arcey, in the one room tenement apartment of Selina's drunkard grandfather, who she calls Ole Pa. Selina has been blind since age five, the result of an accident caused by Rose-Ann. Selina has never attended school and on Rose-Ann's direction lives as a shut-in, only cleaning the apartment and cooking, the dinner which has to be on the table by the time Rose-Ann gets home or else. The only other thing Selina does is string beads for Mr. Faber to supplement what little income comes into their household. Ole Pa and Rose-Ann are always griping at each other with Ole Pa only helping Selina when he knows it irks Rose-Ann. Rose-Ann is abusive toward Selina, who has no reason to doubt whatever abuse is thrown her way from her mother is not the truth, especially the implications that she is not pretty.As such, Selina doesn't even really know that she has a miserable life because of her family. One day, Mr. Faber takes Selina to the park, which starts to open her eyes to life outside the apartment. As such, she is able to convince Ole Pa routinely to take her to the park first thing in the morning, the park where she will string more beads than she has ever done in one day, with him picking her up on his way home after work. It is on that first trip to the park that Selina meets Gordon Ralfe, an educated young man who slowly learns of Selina's situation. The more Gordon learns about Selina, the more he wants to help her become more self-sufficient and independent. The issue that he and most of the world can see but that she can't is that he is a black man, that assistance which many would construe as him trying to take advantage purely because he's black. Gordon has no ulterior motives beyond being Selina's friend and wanting her to have a good life. But he also knows that problems can and will ensue due to public scrutiny, and even more so if Rose-Ann or Ole Pa find out about him. The situation gets even more complicated as Selina falls in love with him, she perhaps not knowing the difference between romantic love and other types of human connection. Gordon's choice of what to do may be easier for him to decide but no less difficult to achieve if he knew that Rose-Ann, based on her prostitute friend Sadie's scheme, believes that Selina is now old enough to get into the business herself to add even more income to Rose-Ann's pocket.One of those genuinely moving and emotional films that toes the line to excellence and almost succeeds. Young Elizabeth Hartman (Oscar-nominated) is blind and has been a part of a household where she has been treated like a second-rate stranger and outcast by her cold mother (Shelley Winters is a smashing Oscar-winning turn). One day Hartman meets professional businessman Sidney Poitier in the local park and they become quick friends as Hartman is treated with love and respect by Poitier while Hartman's handicap means she does not know that Poitier is really African-American. Two pure hearts are able to overcome the cruelty of others in this fine American motion picture that is well worth one's time. It is one of the better films of the 1960s. Sidney Poitier was at the top of his career here. 5 out of 5 stars.

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Location: Kingsgrove, New South Wales

End Time: 2024-02-14T21:46:22.000Z

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