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Slovenski opis filma:

Ameriški film, 1965 Režija: Guy Green Scenarij: Elizabeth Kata (roman), Guy Green Igrajo: Sidney Poitier, Shelley Winters, Elizabeth Hartman Selina je slepa in neizobražena mlada ženska, ki ima nesrečno življenje. Njena mati je groba pripadnica belskega nizkega sloja, ki je zakrivila hčerino slepoto. Še danes jo namenoma zanemarja in zapira v stanovanje, zaradi česar Selina sploh ne pozna zunanjega sveta, po katerem sicer hrepeni. Nekega dne v parku po naključju spozna mladeniča Gordona, ki jo odpelje na sprehod. Njuno prijateljstvo je za Selino okno v svet, v katerem z veliko zamudo okusi svobodo. Ko se Selina in Gordon zaljubita, se morata spopasti z rasističnimi predsodki, saj je ona belka, on pa črn. A Gordon je ne želi obdržati zase, predvsem jo želi rešiti iz okrutnih okoliščin, jo poslati v šolo in ji dati priložnosti, da se osamosvoji. Rahločutna ljubezenska melodrama je bila del vala hollywoodskih filmov, ki so v 60. letih didaktično širili liberalne ideje. Film ni le kritika rasizma, temveč tudi kritika lumpenproletariata, neizobraženih mas ali t. i. belskih smeti.

Originalni opis filma:

Accidentally blinded by her prostitute mother Rose-Ann at the age of five, Selina D'Arcey spends the next 13 years confined in the tiny Los Angeles apartment that they share with "Ole Pa", Selina's grandfather. One afternoon at the local park, Selina 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 anything more to do with him because he is black. Selina continues to meet Gordon despite Rose-Ann's fury, who is determined to end the relationship for good.