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Actors: Sidney Poitier, Shelley Winters, Elizabeth Hartman
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about A Patch Of Blue |
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Selina D'Arcy (Elizabeth Hartman), an 18-year old blind white girl, lives an isolated, Cinderella-like existence with her mother Roseanne (Shelly Winters, 1965 Best Supporting Actress) and drunken grandfather, “Ol' Pa." Still, gentle Selina wants nothing more than to listen to the radio and occasionally string beads in the park. It is there that she meets handsome black businessman Gordon Ralfe (Sydney Poitier) who immediately sizes up her plight, and invites her to his apartment for lunch, much to the chagrin of his conservative brother (Ivan Dixon),”let Whitey solve his own problems.”
Both Gordon and Selena are delighted as she learns such everyday things as relying on her sense of smell, calling the pay-phone operator, and pushing “Walk” to listen for traffic to stop. Of course, she falls in love with Gordon and relates how, as a girl, one of her mother's lovers blinded and raped her. As Gordon's compassion for the girl increases, he encounters Roseanne as she and a friend plan to open a brothel. Despite Roseanne's name-calling, Gordon implies that as an 18-year old, Selina can now do what she wants. Ol' Pa agrees, “she's no kid any more, Roseanne.” Knowing their love would be ill-fated, Gordon arranges her admission to a special school for the blind, parting amidst a vague agreement that they will re-evaluate their relationship in one year.
--Angry Jim Magin, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of A Patch Of Blue |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Brain/Body not working?
- physical disability
Lover is...
- of another race (interracial loving!)
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- prostitute/concubine
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- red
Body type
- (woman) ample chest and buttocks
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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