May 01 2022 to May 01 2022 6 p.m.

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Where

Urban Solace

32, Annaswamy Mudaliar Rd, Ulsoor 560042

Event Description

FILM BEING SCREENED AND DISCUSSD:  A PATCH OF BLUE
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Day: Sunday
Date: 1th May 2022
Time: 6 PM ONWARDS
Venue: Urban Solace, 32, Annaswamy Mudaliar Road, Bangalore 560 042.
(Opposite Ulsoor Lake, Next to Tamil Sangam)
Telephone: 98450 13055, 99450 22177

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WHY "FILMS FIRST @ URBAN SOLACE"
"Films First" is the newest Initiative from Urban Solace that has been inspired by the need to celebrate the lives of great actors. To this end, we have chosen to celebrate the life and work of Sidney Poitier for the next 12 month, viewing, discussing and celebrating the roles he has played and the contribution he has made to film over his career as an actor. The experience is designed for the matured film lover and comprises viewing a film, discussing the film and sharing a meal with likeminded people.

ABOUT THE FILM: A PATCH OF BLUE

A Patch of Blue is a 1965 American drama film directed by Guy Green about the friendship between an educated black man (played by Sidney Poitier) and an illiterate, blind, white 18-year-old girl (played by Elizabeth Hartman), and the problems that plague their friendship in a racially divided America. Made in 1965 against the backdrop of the growing civil rights movement, the film explores racism while playing on the idea that "love is blind."

The film was adapted by Guy Green from the 1961 book Be Ready with Bells and Drums by the Australian author Elizabeth Kata. The book later won a Writers Guild of America award.

About the Actor: Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier KBE (February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian and American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first African American actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received two competitive Golden Globe Awards, a competitive British Academy of Film and Television Arts award (BAFTA), and a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album. Poitier was one of the last major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema.