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A Patch of Blue (Widescreen)

Sidney Poitier (Actor), Shelley Winters (Actor), Guy Green (Director) | Rated: NR (Not Rated) | Format: DVD
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)

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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. Sidney Poitier plays Gordon, a compassionate stranger who befriends a blind white girl named Selina (Elizabeth Hartman). Selina, the next thing to a shut-in, can only judge people by their voices, and Gordon's is unusually patient, kind. Troubles ensue when Selina's abusive mother (Shelley Winters in her second Oscar-winning performance) happens upon the pair during one of their park rendezvous. Ivan Dixon plays Poitier's militant brother, and veteran Wallace Ford appears as Selina's kindly lush of a grandfather. Jerry Goldsmith earned an Oscar nomination for his lilting piano theme, surely one of the simplest, most effective pieces of music to grace a Hollywood film. --Glenn Lovell

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A black man's burgeoning love affair with a blind white girl is complicated by her racist, controlling mother.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Patch of Blue, Aug 7 2010
This review is from: A Patch of Blue (Widescreen) (DVD)
A beautiful touching story of a blind girl mistreated by her family who is befriended by a well educated african american. A movie to be seen again and again.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ending different in original book, Jun 1 2004
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Cheryl D. Christian (Elgin, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Patch of Blue, a (VHS Tape)
I agree with most reviewers that this was an excellent film, which I have watched over and over again. All the acting is wonderful and deserving of many awards. As is true with many movies I really like, I searched out the original book on which the movie was based. It ran very true to form, they did an excellent job of adapting the book to the movie, but the happy racial ending in the movie was a change from the more realistic one in the book. Gordon arranges for Selena to go to school, but she breaks off her friendship with him when she finds out she is black. Blackness is horrible to her because she is blind and that's all she sees, plus it's the way she was raised. But all in all, one of my favorite movies.
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2.0 out of 5 stars completely destroys the book, Jan 15 2004
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Michael Sutcliffe (Morristown, New Jersey United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Patch of Blue, a (VHS Tape)
I've read the novel version of this story several times, and love it. The movie, when Ii first watched it, was touching, but there was something missing. On the second viewing, I realized what this film lacks is a convincing ending, the thing that makes the book so believable and heartbreaking. The shattering, tearful cliff-hanger of the novel was replaced by a simply, almost predictable, feel-good ending that makes the film flop miserably for someone who knows the original intent of the author. Also, the many scenes which were thought up by the film-makers, while convincing and poignant in their own way, don't compare with the warm, yet darkly sinister, tone of the book. I love the music though. And one question: is that Elizabeth Heartman's real voice?
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