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A Patch of Blue (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
French ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/NTSC/Region 0 )

Running Time:
105 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1965 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Guy Green

Written By:
Elizabeth Kata
Guy Green

Actors:
Sidney Poitier ..... Gordon Ralfe
Shelley Winters ..... Rose-Ann D'Arcey
Elizabeth Hartman ..... Selina D'Arcey
Wallace Ford ..... Ole Pa
Ivan Dixon ..... Mark Ralfe
Elisabeth Fraser ..... Sadie
John Qualen ..... Mr. Faber
Kelly Flynn ..... Yanek Faber
Debi Storm ..... Selina, Age 5
Renata Vanni ..... Mrs. Favaloro
Saverio LoMedico ..... Mr. Favaloro

Synopsis:

Shelley Winters won an Academy Award for her searing performance as Rose-Ann d'Arcy in A Patch of Blue. The star, however, is not Winters but Elizabeth Hartman, cast as d'Arcy's blind, sensitive daughter, Selina. A venomous prostitute, Rose-Ann treats both Selina and grandfather Ole Pa (Wallace Ford) like dirt. Fortunately, Selina finds a way out via the kindly Gordon Ralfe (Sidney Poitier), who befriends Hartman and tries to open up doors for her previously closed by her selfish mother. Despite the objections of the bigoted Rose-Ann and of Gordon's brother Mark (Ivan Dixon), a bond stronger than physical love is forged between Gordon and Selina. 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 young blind woman, living with her prostitute mother and sheltered inside most of her life, meets a black man, who, resisting family pressures, falls in love with her, puts her into a school for the blind, and promises to marry her.

An African-American rehabilitates a blind white girl from a bad home. Her prostitute mother blinded her accidentally when a child and ill treated her. He gets her into a blind school.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 26 June, 2009.

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