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* AbusiveParents: Rose-Ann is both demeaning toward and demanding of Selina, but crosses the line when Selina is raped by one of Rose-Ann's clients, an incident which forced Rose-Ann to rent a second room for her business and blames Selina for the trouble it caused ''her''.
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* AbusiveParents: Rose-Ann is both demeaning toward and demanding of Selina, but crosses the line when Selina is raped by one of Rose-Ann's clients, an incident which forced Rose-Ann to rent a second room for her business and blames Selina for the trouble it caused ''her''. And later she planned to prostitute Selina.
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The plot is something of a modern-day Literature/{{Cinderella}} story: Selina D'arcey (Hartman) is a blind teenage girl, living in an unnamed big city with her abusive prostitute mother Rose-Ann (Winters) and alcoholic grandfather Ole Pa (Wallace Ford). She has little pleasure in life, spending her days cleaning the apartment, washing clothes, and stringing beads to sell. One day Selina is taken to the park, were she meets Gordon Ralfe (Poitier), an upper crust black man, who befriends and takes pity on her. Gordon plans to help Selina out of her impoverished life and the two begin to develop feelings for one another.
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The plot is something of a modern-day Literature/{{Cinderella}} story: Selina D'arcey (Hartman) is a blind teenage girl, living in an unnamed big city with her abusive prostitute mother Rose-Ann (Winters) and alcoholic grandfather Ole Pa (Wallace Ford). She has little pleasure in life, spending her days cleaning the apartment, washing clothes, and stringing beads to sell. One day Selina is taken to the park, were where she meets Gordon Ralfe (Poitier), an upper crust black man, who befriends and takes pity on her. Gordon plans to help Selina out of her impoverished life and the two begin to develop feelings for one another.
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* BittersweetEnding: Selina leaves for the school for the blind after admitting her love for Gordon. Gordon realizes that she has forgotten the music box. He races to give it to her before the bus leaves and he finds he is too late.
* BlindPeopleWearSunglasses: Selina, the blind teenaged protagonist, wears her sunglasses whenever she goes outside.
* BlindPeopleWearSunglasses: Selina, the blind teenaged protagonist, wears her sunglasses whenever she goes outside.
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* BittersweetEnding: Selina leaves for the school for the blind after admitting her love for Gordon. Gordon realizes that she has forgotten the music box. He races to give it to her before the bus leaves and he finds he is too late.
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* BlindPeopleWearSunglasses: Selina, the blind teenaged protagonist, wears her sunglasses whenever she goes outside.
* BlindPeopleWearSunglasses: Selina, the blind teenaged protagonist, wears her sunglasses whenever she goes outside.
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* VagueAge: It's not really established how old Selina is supposed to be beyond some point past the age of eighteen. Elizabeth Hartman was twenty-one when filming the role.
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* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: Gordon's brother Mark accuses him of this, and Gordon himself is conflicted as to the exact nature of his feelings for Selina.
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* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: Gordon's brother Mark (Paul in the book) accuses him of this, and Gordon himself is conflicted as to the exact nature of his feelings for Selina.
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* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: Gordon's brother Mark accuses him of this. Gordon himself is conflicted as to the exact nature of his feelings for Selina.
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''A Patch of Blue'' is a 1965 American drama film from cinematographer-turned-director Guy Green, starring Creator/SidneyPoitier, Creator/ElizabethHartman, and Creator/ShelleyWinters. Made at the height of the UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement, the film explores an interracial relationship with "love is blind" as its theme.
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''A Patch of Blue'' is a 1965 American drama film from cinematographer-turned-director Guy Green, starring Creator/SidneyPoitier, Creator/ElizabethHartman, and Creator/ShelleyWinters. Made at during the height of the UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement, the film explores an interracial relationship with "love is blind" as its theme.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Gordon teaches sheltered, disabled Selina about modern 1960s life. Part of this involves teaching her how to connect to the operator on a rotary payphone and having her ask the operator to dial the number for her, after which the phone gives her the money back due to there being no answer on the other end. He also takes her shopping and explains that the cashier uses a manual computer register to ring up the total cost of their purchases.
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[[TheFilmOfTheBook Adapted]] by Green from the 1961 novel ''Be Ready with Bells and Drums'' by Australian writer Elizabeth Kata, the film was nominated for five UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, with Shelley Winters winning for Best Supporting Actress.
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[[TheFilmOfTheBook Adapted]] by Green from the 1961 novel ''Be Ready with Bells and Drums'' by Australian writer author Elizabeth Kata, the film was nominated for five UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, with Shelley Winters winning for Best Supporting Actress.
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[[TheFilmOfTheBook Adapted from]] Adapted]] by Green from the 1961 novel ''Be Ready with Bells and Drums'' by Australian writer Elizabeth Kata, the film was nominated for five UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, with Shelley Winters winning for Best Supporting Actress.
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''A Patch of Blue'' is a 1965 American drama film from cinematographer-turned-director Guy Green, starring Creator/SidneyPoitier, Creator/ShelleyWinters, and Creator/ElizabethHartman. Made at the height of the UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement, the film explores an interracial relationship with "love is blind" as its theme.
The plot is something of a modern-day Literature/{{Cinderella}} story: Selina D'arcey (Hartman) is a blind teenage girl, living in an unnamed big city with her abusive prostitute mother Rose-Ann (Winters) and alcoholic grandfather Ole Pa (Wallace Ford). She has little pleasure in life, spending her days cleaning the apartment, washing clothes, and stringing beads to sell. One day she is taken to the park were she meets Gordon Ralfe (Poitier), an upper crust black man, who befriends and takes pity on her. Gordon plans to help Selina out of her impoverished life and the two begin to develop feelings for one another.
The plot is something of a modern-day Literature/{{Cinderella}} story: Selina D'arcey (Hartman) is a blind teenage girl, living in an unnamed big city with her abusive prostitute mother Rose-Ann (Winters) and alcoholic grandfather Ole Pa (Wallace Ford). She has little pleasure in life, spending her days cleaning the apartment, washing clothes, and stringing beads to sell. One day she is taken to the park were she meets Gordon Ralfe (Poitier), an upper crust black man, who befriends and takes pity on her. Gordon plans to help Selina out of her impoverished life and the two begin to develop feelings for one another.
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''A Patch of Blue'' is a 1965 American drama film from cinematographer-turned-director Guy Green, starring Creator/SidneyPoitier, Creator/ShelleyWinters, Creator/ElizabethHartman, and Creator/ElizabethHartman.Creator/ShelleyWinters. Made at the height of the UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement, the film explores an interracial relationship with "love is blind" as its theme.
The plot is something of a modern-day Literature/{{Cinderella}} story: Selina D'arcey (Hartman) is a blind teenage girl, living in an unnamed big city with her abusive prostitute mother Rose-Ann (Winters) and alcoholic grandfather Ole Pa (Wallace Ford). She has little pleasure in life, spending her days cleaning the apartment, washing clothes, and stringing beads to sell. One dayshe Selina is taken to the park park, were she meets Gordon Ralfe (Poitier), an upper crust black man, who befriends and takes pity on her. Gordon plans to help Selina out of her impoverished life and the two begin to develop feelings for one another.
The plot is something of a modern-day Literature/{{Cinderella}} story: Selina D'arcey (Hartman) is a blind teenage girl, living in an unnamed big city with her abusive prostitute mother Rose-Ann (Winters) and alcoholic grandfather Ole Pa (Wallace Ford). She has little pleasure in life, spending her days cleaning the apartment, washing clothes, and stringing beads to sell. One day
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* AbusiveParents: Rose-Ann is both demeaning toward and demanding of Selena, but crosses the line when Selina is raped by one of Rose-Ann's clients, an incident which forced Rose-Ann to rent a second room for her business and blames Selena for the trouble it caused ''her''.
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* AbusiveParents: Rose-Ann is both demeaning toward and demanding of Selena, Selina, but crosses the line when Selina is raped by one of Rose-Ann's clients, an incident which forced Rose-Ann to rent a second room for her business and blames Selena Selina for the trouble it caused ''her''.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: It's clear at one point in the movie that Selina has woken up from a WetDream about Gordon. She wakes up calling him "My darling" and has a satisfied smile on her face.
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A 1965 drama film from cinematographer-turned-director Guy Green, starring Creator/SidneyPoitier, Shelley Winters, and Creator/ElizabethHartman. Made at the height of the American UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement, the film explores an interracial relationship with "love is blind" as its theme.
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A 1965 American drama film from cinematographer-turned-director Guy Green, starring Creator/SidneyPoitier, Shelley Winters, and Creator/ElizabethHartman. Made at the height of the American UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement, the film explores an interracial relationship with "love is blind" as its theme.
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The plot is somewhat of a modern-day Literature/{{Cinderella}} story: Selina D'arcey (Hartman) is a blind teenage girl, living in an unnamed big city with her abusive prostitute mother Rose-Ann (Winters) and alcoholic grandfather Ole Pa (Wallace Ford). She has little pleasure in life, spending her days cleaning the apartment, washing clothes, and stringing beads to sell. One day she is taken to the park were she meets Gordon Ralfe (Poitier), an upper crust black man, who befriends and takes pity on her. Gordon plans to help Selina out of her impoverished life and the two begin to develop feelings for one another.
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The plot is somewhat something of a modern-day Literature/{{Cinderella}} story: Selina D'arcey (Hartman) is a blind teenage girl, living in an unnamed big city with her abusive prostitute mother Rose-Ann (Winters) and alcoholic grandfather Ole Pa (Wallace Ford). She has little pleasure in life, spending her days cleaning the apartment, washing clothes, and stringing beads to sell. One day she is taken to the park were she meets Gordon Ralfe (Poitier), an upper crust black man, who befriends and takes pity on her. Gordon plans to help Selina out of her impoverished life and the two begin to develop feelings for one another.
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The plot is something somewhat of a modern-day Literature/{{Cinderella}} story: Selina D'arcey (Hartman) is a blind teenage girl, living in an unnamed big city with her abusive prostitute mother Rose-Ann (Winters) and alcoholic grandfather Ole Pa (Wallace Ford). She has little pleasure in life, spending her days cleaning the apartment, washing clothes, and stringing beads to sell. One day she is taken to the park were she meets Gordon Ralfe (Poitier), an upper crust black man, who befriends and takes pity on her. Gordon plans to help Selina out of her impoverished life and the two begin to develop feelings for one another.
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Selina D'arcey (Hartman) is a blind teenage girl, living in an unnamed big city with her abusive prostitute mother Rose-Ann (Winters) and her drunken grandfather, Ole Pa (Wallace Ford). She has little pleasure in life, spending her days cleaning the apartment, washing clothes and stringing beads to sell. One day she is taken to the park were she meets Gordon Ralfe (Poitier), an upper crust black man, who befriends and takes pity on her. Gordon plans to help Selina out of her impoverished life and the two begin to develop feelings for one another. Frequently citied as a modern "Cinderella" story.
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The plot is something of a modern-day Literature/{{Cinderella}} story: Selina D'arcey (Hartman) is a blind teenage girl, living in an unnamed big city with her abusive prostitute mother Rose-Ann (Winters) and her drunken grandfather, alcoholic grandfather Ole Pa (Wallace Ford). She has little pleasure in life, spending her days cleaning the apartment, washing clothes clothes, and stringing beads to sell. One day she is taken to the park were she meets Gordon Ralfe (Poitier), an upper crust black man, who befriends and takes pity on her. Gordon plans to help Selina out of her impoverished life and the two begin to develop feelings for one another. Frequently citied as a modern "Cinderella" story.\n
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[[TheFilmOfTheBook Adapted from]] the 1961 novel ''Be Ready with Bells and Drums'' by Elizabeth Kata, the film was nominated for five UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, with Shelley Winters winning for Best Supporting Actress.
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[[TheFilmOfTheBook Based on]] Adapted from]] the novel ''Be Ready with Bells and Drums'' by Elizabeth Kata, the film was nominated for five UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, with Shelley Winters winning for Best Supporting Actress.
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A 1965 drama film from cinematographer turned director Guy Green. It stars Creator/SidneyPoitier, Shelley Winters, and Creator/ElizabethHartman. Made at the height of the American Civil Rights movement, the film explores an interracial relationship with "love is blind" as its theme.
Selina D'arcey (Hartman) is a blind teenage girl, living in a big city with her abusive prostitute mother Rose-Ann (Winters) and her drunken grandfather, Ole Pa (Wallace Ford). She has little pleasure in life, spending her days cleaning the apartment, washing clothes and stringing beads to sell. One day she is taken to the park were she meets Gordon Ralfe (Poitier), an upper crust black man, who befriends and takes pity on her. Gordon plans to help Selina out of her impoverished life and the two begin to develop feelings for one another. Frequently citied as a modern "Cinderella" story.
Selina D'arcey (Hartman) is a blind teenage girl, living in a big city with her abusive prostitute mother Rose-Ann (Winters) and her drunken grandfather, Ole Pa (Wallace Ford). She has little pleasure in life, spending her days cleaning the apartment, washing clothes and stringing beads to sell. One day she is taken to the park were she meets Gordon Ralfe (Poitier), an upper crust black man, who befriends and takes pity on her. Gordon plans to help Selina out of her impoverished life and the two begin to develop feelings for one another. Frequently citied as a modern "Cinderella" story.
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A 1965 drama film from cinematographer turned director cinematographer-turned-director Guy Green. It stars Green, starring Creator/SidneyPoitier, Shelley Winters, and Creator/ElizabethHartman. Made at the height of the American Civil Rights movement, UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement, the film explores an interracial relationship with "love is blind" as its theme.
Selina D'arcey (Hartman) is a blind teenage girl, living ina an unnamed big city with her abusive prostitute mother Rose-Ann (Winters) and her drunken grandfather, Ole Pa (Wallace Ford). She has little pleasure in life, spending her days cleaning the apartment, washing clothes and stringing beads to sell. One day she is taken to the park were she meets Gordon Ralfe (Poitier), an upper crust black man, who befriends and takes pity on her. Gordon plans to help Selina out of her impoverished life and the two begin to develop feelings for one another. Frequently citied as a modern "Cinderella" story.
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