A Patch of Blue (1965) on Netflix
Selina D'Arcey is blind and lives in an apartment with an abusive mother, Rose-Ann, and a grandfather, Ole Pa. In a park she meets Gordon Ralfe, and the two become friends.
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Plot summary
Selina D'Arcey is blind and eighteen. She lives in a city apartment with an abusive mother, Rose-Ann, and a grandfather, Ole Pa, who drinks. Selina strings beads for a little income and spends most of her time on chores, and she has no friends and no education. She asks Ole Pa to take her out to a park, and there she gets to know Gordon Ralfe, an educated black man who works night shifts in an office. The two become friends.
Cast
- Kelly Flynnas Yanek Faber
- Debi Stormas Selina, Age 5
- Renata Vannias Mrs. Favaloro
- Saverio LoMedicoas Mr. Favaloro
- Fred Hollidayas Man (uncredited)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about A Patch of Blue (1965)
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- Scenes of Sidney Poitier and Elizabeth Hartman kissing were cut from A Patch of Blue for cinema showings in the Southern United States. The scenes are intact in the DVD version.
- A Patch of Blue became the most successful film of Sidney Poitier's career after he agreed to a salary cut in exchange for 10% of its gross earnings. It made him a major national star, with strong business even in southern cities like Houston, Atlanta and Charlotte.
- Elizabeth Hartman, 22 when she was nominated for Best Actress for A Patch of Blue, was the youngest Best Actress nominee, a record she held for 10 years until 20-year-old Isabelle Adjani broke it in 1975.
- Shelley Winters won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for A Patch of Blue, her second win in that category, after taking the same award in 1959 for The Diary of Anne Frank.
- Director Guy Green chose to have A Patch of Blue filmed in black and white even though color was available, a decision explained in the DVD audio commentary.
