For those familiar with the life of the immensely gifted hartman, a woman whose career was limited by emotional problems and who took her own life at the age of 46, her few film. Its a drama and romance movie with a high rotten tomatoes critics score of 89% and a high. A 1965 drama film from cinematographer turned director guy green. The catch is, she doesnt realise he is black, and her slovenly mother is deeply racist. At the same time, the race issues explored in a patch of blue are just as applicable today as they were in. Peoples treatment of race and disability are the themes.
A patch of blue 1965 official trailer sidney poitier movie youtube. A patch of blue now streaming on filmstruck a young. Made at the height of the american civil rights movement, the film explores an interracial relationship with love is blind as its theme. A patch of blue the 1965 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio.
A groundbreaking film for its presentation of an interracial couple in. February 15 george stevens production of the greatest story ever told, a retelling of the account of jesus christ, premieres in new york city, new york. A patch of blue 1965 guy green cast and crew allmovie. A patch of blue dvdr 1965 warner archive collection. Guy greens a patch of blue is a sensitive film that tells the bittersweet tale of a relationship between a young blind girl and a black man she meets in the park one day. The star, however, is not winters but elizabeth hartman, cast as darcys blind, sensitive. Con shelley winters, sidney poitier, wallace ford, elizabeth hartman titolo originale a patch of blue. Ford in his final film performance and has scant knowledge of the outside world. The star, however, is not winters but elizabeth hartman, cast as darcys blind, sensitive daughter, selina. Le film a patch of blue 1965 vostfr admin 20170617t23. A patch of blue is far from perfect, though it is a perfect example of liberal hollywood filmmaking of the 1960s. A patch of blue 1965 cinema sight by wesley lovell. The year 1965 in film involved some significant events, with the sound of music topping the u. This movie, a patch of blue, is special on many different sociological planes.
A patch of blue 1965 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Berman declared he would produce a patch of blue 1965 only if. A wonderful display of light and dark in the right places underlines cultural attitudes, injustices and ignorance with an unsurpassed precision. Directed by academy award winning cinematographer guy green great expectations 1946 who also adapted elizabeth katas novel be ready with bells and drums this above average drama features shelley winterss second best supporting actress performance the diary of anne frank 1959. A patch of blue 1965 was a drama blackandwhite film directed by guy green and produced by pandro s. Staring shelley winters, elisabeth hartman and sidney poitier. Find similar and related movies for a patch of blue 1965 guy green on allmovie. Berman declared he would produce a patch of blue 1965 only if poitier agreed to play the leading role. Find movie and film cast and crew information for a patch of blue 1965 guy green on allmovie. Original motion picture soundtrack for the movie a patch of blue composed by jerry goldsmith, released by mainstream us in 1965 toggle navigation film music site news.
A patch of blue is one of my alltime favorite sidney poitier movies. A blind white teenager, sheltered by her sleazy mother, falls in love with a kind young black man. A patch of blue 1965 where to watch it streaming online. A patch of blue soundtrack cd details and availability. 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. Made in 1965 against the backdrop of the growing civil rights movement, the film explores. Berman, guy green and kathryn hereford the film was based on the novel be ready with bells and drums written by elizabeth kata published in 1961. Forced to string beads for her domineering mother played brilliantly by shelley winters as a way to bring. A patch of blue 1965 the boys message and the kiss moment by best old movies. Find release information for a patch of blue 1965 guy green on allmovie. Here we have a literal example of being colour blind.
It was such a flop with critics and audiences that its failure discouraged. Review topping this weeks list of best features is the 1965 feature starring elizabeth hartman as a blind young woman trapped in a hatefilled life. With sidney poitier, shelley winters, elizabeth hartman, wallace ford. Sidney poitier, shelley winters and elizabeth hartman a patch of blue 1965 official trailer sidney poitier movie a blind. It stars sidney poitier, shelley winters, and elizabeth hartman. This role of ole pa was the final film for wallace ford, ending a 35 year career that included over 100 feature films. Sidney poitier and elizabeth hartman in a patch of blue 1965 elizabeth hartman in a patch of blue. 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. Another in a series of race films starring sidney poitier. Sidney poitier, shelley winters, elizabeth hartman, ivan dixon a blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life. Scenes of poitier and hartman kissing were excised from the film when it was shown in movie theaters in the southern states of the usa.
Luckily this is a 1965 film, made when film scores worked as albums. 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. Based on a novel by australian novelist elizabeth kata, the. This video is a tribute to a movie called a patch of blue. 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. 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. Jerry goldsmith one fascinating aspect of a patch of blue is that it can sometimes remind you of its era while still remaining timeless as a whole. Shelley winters won an academy award for her searing performance as roseann darcy in a patch of blue. Street date june, 2019 available through the wbshop 21. Patch of blue, a on dvd 012569536326 from warner bros directed by guy green. A patch of blue is a touching drama directed by guy green in 1965, based on a short story about an encounter between a blind woman and a black man. Credits and other information from the internet movie database. A patch of blue now streaming on filmstruck a young blind woman, selina darcey elizabeth hartman, lives with her.
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