A Patch of Blue
A Patch of Blue is a 1965 American drama film directed and written by Guy Green about the friendship between an educated black man (played by Sidney Poitier) and an illiterate, blind, white 18-year-old girl (played by Elizabeth Hartman in her film debut), and the problems that plague their friendship in a racially divided America. Made in 1965 against the backdrop of the growing civil rights movement, the film explores racism while playing on the idea that "love is blind."
Plot
Selina D'Arcey is a blind white girl living in a city apartment with her crude and vulgar mother Rose-Ann, who works as a prostitute, and her grandfather Ole Pa. She strings beads to supplement her family's small income and spends most of her time doing chores. Her mother is abusive, and Ole Pa is an alcoholic. Selina has no friends, rarely leaves the apartment, and has never received an education.
Awards
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author | Guy Green |
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award | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress |
contentLocation | Los Angeles New York City |
director | Guy Green |
editor | Rita Roland |
events | dysfunctional family |
genre | drama romance |
keywords | apartment building build meet music box night shift pick up school for the blind string |
musicBy | Jerry Goldsmith |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress |
producer | Pandro S. Berman |
publisher | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
theme | race and ethnicity |