BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE (1972)
AWARDS
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Eileen Heckart
- Golden Globe for most promising new actor
- Edward Albert
- Golden Globe Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy
- Edward Albert
- Golden Globe Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy
- Goldie Hawn
All Don Baker wants is a place of his own away from his over-protective mother. Don's been blind since birth, but that doesn't stop him from setting up in a San Francisco apartment and making the acquaintance of his off-the-wall, liberated, actress neighbor Jill. This movie points out how people can draw false impressions about people with disabilities.
We see how Jill, who is played by Goldie Hawn, at first does not recognize that Don is blind. Once she learns he is blind, however, she immediately becomes nervous and alarmed. She assumes that she will hurt him if she speaks or acts the wrong way around him.
We also see that Don’s mother is afraid to let him live without her protection. She fears that he will not be able to support himself without her financial support. She also fears that he will become lost, confused and disoriented without her emotional support. She does not believe he can live independently outside of the familiar surroundings of his home.
Everyone in the movie learns to move beyond their initial misconceptions. Even Don has to learn not to make misconceptions about people who are not blind.
