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A Patch of Blue

1965 · 105 min · Director: Guy Green ★ IMDb 8 · 10,433 ratings

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A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life.

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A Patch of Blue (1965) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Sadness 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Love. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Love. Its IMDb rating of 8.0/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Love
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Empathy
Love
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 23 %, then peaks around 53 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyLoveSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Empathy58 %55 %3 %37 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Empathy64 %61 %9 %44 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Empathy66 %64 %19 %44 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Empathy60 %59 %24 %36 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Empathy53 %50 %23 %25 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Joy54 %43 %32 %13 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Joy57 %40 %41 %13 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Joy59 %36 %38 %15 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Joy64 %35 %43 %14 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Love73 %53 %46 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Empathy83 %75 %44 %59 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Empathy74 %68 %40 %50 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Empathy60 %53 %26 %38 %
67.5 %≈ 71′Empathy69 %60 %34 %41 %
72.5 %≈ 76′Love70 %59 %55 %33 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Love66 %54 %49 %30 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Tension74 %63 %33 %40 %
87.5 %≈ 92′Empathy75 %66 %31 %39 %
92.5 %≈ 97′Empathy75 %65 %48 %42 %
97.5 %≈ 102′Love78 %65 %67 %55 %
Cinderella

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

EH
Elizabeth Hartman

ID
Ivan Dixon

EF
Elisabeth Fraser

EF
Elisabeth Fraser

Sadie

John Qualen

Mr. Faber

KF
Kelly Flynn

KF
Kelly Flynn

Yanek Faber

DS
Debi Storm

RV
Renata Vanni

SL
Saverio LoMedico

Mr. Favaloro

FH
Fred Holliday

Man (uncredited)

DL
Dorothy Lovett

Woman (uncredited)

GM
Gregg Martell

Man (uncredited)

RB
Robert B. Williams

Neighbor (uncredited)

WB
William Burnside

VC
Vincent Chase

TC
Tom Curtis

JG
Jack Gordon

MH
Maria Haro

Details

Directed by
Guy Green
Written by
Guy Green, Elizabeth Kata
Type
Movies
Released
1965
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 8 · 10,433 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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