A PATCH OF BLUE

Elizabeth Kata's novel released on film in 1965. Selina, played by Elizabeth Hartman, is a blind white girl befriended by Gordon Ralfe (Sidney Poitier). The atrocities Selina has endured makes this movie particularly poignant. Gordon is kind to her, and his advices and simple sharings open up a new world for Selina. Intense emotions develop. Shelley Winters plays Selina's mother, and won a Best Supportiong Actress Oscar for her performance.