Episode 198: A Patch of Blue
Jan 23, 2021•42 min
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Episode description
This week, Gavia and Morgan discuss Sidney Poitier's highest-grossing film, "A Patch of Blue" (1965), in which Poitier stars as a man who befriends a young, blind white woman played by Elizabeth Hartman. They discuss Poitier's storied career, the film's complex treatment of race and disability, Hollywood in the 1960s, and much more.
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