Träumende Lippen (1965)

Träumende Lippen: Directed by Guy Green. With Sidney Poitier, Shelley Winters, Elizabeth Hartman, Wallace Ford. A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life by introducing her to the outside world.

“I love this movie so much. I bought the DVD and I canu0026#39;t seem to stop watching it. The acting by the superb cast and the plot is what makes this movie stand out from many other good movies. Guy Green did an awesome job picking the cast.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSIDNEY POITIER:Sidney does a great job as Gordon Ralfe. An African-American business man who lives with his brother, Mark and tries to live an ordinary life. He is also a compassionate man who has a giving heart and doesnu0026#39;t judge everyone.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eELIZABETH HARTMAN:I think Elizabeth Hartmanu0026#39;s performance is what makes me want to keep watching it over and over again. Hartman plays soft spoken Selina Du0026#39;Arcy. Accidentally blinded as a child, Selina learns how to deal with life despite having not been taught very much. Selina only knows how to do the house chores and is used to the constant abuse by her mother and grandfather which whom she lives with. Selina is as fragile and naive as a small child. Although blind, Selina doesnu0026#39;t let that get in the way. Visits to the park and her small job of beading necklaces are how she and Gordon(Poitier)actually meet. Hartmanu0026#39;s performance is the rare gem of it all.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSHELLY WINTERS:I didnu0026#39;t really like Winters in this role. But because she played it so well….I can say that I liked it. Winters plays Rose-Ann Du0026#39;Arcy, a middle aged, foul mouthed prostitute whou0026#39;s also Selinau0026#39;s mother. It is her fault that Selina is blind. Her fault that Selina was raped and her fault that life is the way it is for Selina. But Rose-Ann doesnu0026#39;t care about anyone but herself. She bad mouths her own father and physically abuses Selina. She has a short temper and makes money the best way she knows how. She apparently makes life a living hell for almost everyone.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe love Selina has for Gordon is as pure and heart warming as true love can get. I donu0026#39;t normally like romance movies but this movie is far from that. Itu0026#39;s a story of the love two people from different worlds have for each other and let nothing get in the way. I LOVE IT!!!”