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. 我的电影初恋。找了很久了，终于找到了。 伊丽莎白．赫曼饰演十八岁的白人瞎眼少女，平时与粗暴的母亲和老迈的祖父同住，生活漆黑无光。这一天她哀求祖父上班时顺便带她到公园去，才第一次呼吸到清新空气。她在树下做串珠子的手工时，得到好心的西德尼．波埃特帮助，两人产生了感情，只是并不知道对方是黑人。编导盖伊．格林用温馨细腻的手法来处理这段黑白之段，并无大声的呐喊控诉，却令人对女主角的遭遇产生由衷的同情，是一部彰显人性之光的佳作。饰演母亲的谢利．温特斯获得最佳女配角金像奖。
