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Accidentally blinded by her prostitute mother Rose-Ann at the age of five, Selena D'Arcy spends the next 13 years confined in the tiny Los Angeles apartment that they share with "Ole Pa", Selena's grandfather. One afternoon at the local park, Selena meets Gordon Ralfe, a thoughtful young office worker whose kind-hearted treatment of her results in her falling in love with him, unaware that he is black. They continue to meet in the park every afternoon and he teaches her how to get along in the city. But when the cruel, domineering Rose-Ann learns of their relationship, she forbids her to have ...
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anything more to do with him because he is black. Selena continues to meet Gordon despite Rose-Ann's fury, who is determined to end the relationship for good.
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A moving story of a shy blind girl whose love for a black man brings her out of her reclusive shell. Academy Award Nominations: 5, including Best Actress--Elizabeth Hartman. Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress--Shelley Winters.
Een zwarte, professionele man ontmoet een blanke, blinde vrouw in een park. Nooit heeft zij uitleg gekregen over hoe ze met iemand om moet gaan. Hij begint haar uit te leggen hoe de stad eruit ziet en steeds vaker gaat hij met de blinde vrouw om. Haar moeder is ervan overtuigd dat iedere man alleen maar met haar naar bed wil en dat de man zwart is maakt het voor haar alleen nog maar erger.