DVD : A Patch of Blue
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780790772332
Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0790772337
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 04, 2003
Running Time: 105 minutes
Sales Rank: 11872
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: December 10, 1965
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Description:
A black man's burgeoning love affair with a blind white girl is complicated by her racist, controlling mother.
Amazon.com essential video:
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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Rating:  -
There is predictability to a great majority of Poitier's films. This film turned out to be just what I thought it would be. Wouldn't it be great if the world was color blind? Yes. I just think this film and even perhaps the story the film was based off on was trying too hard. There's no real character arches for the characters. They are the same people in the beginning of the film as in the end. So just the situation changes-Selina leaves her crazy guardians and goes to school. There were opportunities to go deeper and to take more risks-but this film, IMHO, played it safe (or safer) despite the controversial kiss and therefore didn't touch me as much as it could have.
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Almost 42 years ago I read the story while I was learning English during a one-year stay in England in 1966. Unfortunately I lost the book somewhere between 1966 and 2008! However I kept hoping that some day I would be able to see the movie and I did, thanks to Amazon. This was great!
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I first saw this movie a long time ago, late night on television. I was blown away by the acting of all the cast, especially Sidney Poitier and Elizabeth Hartman. The tragedy is that their was never a second part to this movie, though I don't think you can out do the first. I watch this movie over and over again and still get choked up at the end. This is definitely a "classic" and a "keeper". Any true Sidney Poiter fan will have this one in their collection. Remember, this movie came out at a time when black actors had meager roles to play and could never, ever have a "romantic" role with a white female actoress. There was some backlash to its making, but most of the reviewers at the time gave it 4 stars. There is something for all of us to learn in this movie - black, white, old or young. Just like Elizabeth Hartman's character says " Tolerance". What a little word that says so much!
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This movie was my favorite growing up. It's become a classic in my family as my daughter enjoys watching it as a young adult.
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I haven't seen this film since it's original release.
I just watched it now and am blown away.
The soundtrack is just gorgeous and the acting is incredible by the entire
cast.
But how on earth didn't Hartman get an Oscar??
I will have to research and find out who beat her out.
You got to be kidding me if you don't think that was an oscar performance.
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starring: Sidney Poitier, Shelley Winters, Elizabeth Hartman, Wallace Ford, Ivan Dixon
directed by: Guy Green
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780790772332
Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0790772337
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 04, 2003
Running Time: 105 minutes
Sales Rank: 11872
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: December 10, 1965
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