For Love of Ivy

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For Love of Ivy

G

1968

1h 41m

Romance

Comedy

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Two Long Island teens force a roving gambler (Sidney Poitier) to date their maid (Abbey Lincoln), to keep her from quitting.

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

10/23/2004

3.5/4

For Love of Ivy is a warm and delightful comedy. It isn't exactly a masterpiece, but it is well made and I enjoyed it.

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Jas Keimig

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

01/21/2022

For Love of Ivy is self-possessed in a way I didn't expect it to be.

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

08/26/2020

2.5/5

What's most irritating is having to watch two first-rate performers waddle around in the prose of this white perspective.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

01/15/2007

C

It's an equal opportunity offender: supporting both white and black bourgeois dreams.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

07/25/2005

C

This mediocre comedy, starring Poitier, became better known for its Oscar nominated song.

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Steve Crum

Kansas City Kansan

10/25/2004

3/5

Poitier love story has not aged well.

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rex W

@RT11010153 1d

I was eleven years old when I saw "For Love of Ivy" for the first time. I was looking forward to seeing this because it was extremely rare to see a romance between two Black characters. I discovered that romance movies weren't really for me at that age. I was bored. One thing that stuck with me for years after seeing it: I could never understand why Sidney Poitier's character didn't jump at the chance to take a shower with Ivy when she suggested it. But now I understand. The man always has to stand back in the cold air while the woman is content under the nice hot shower. LOL.

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steve d

@RT35616104 07/17/2020

the cast is fun but the script is nothing special.

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07/31/2017

Adorable, serious Black Real Romance and Beau Bridges is BRILLIANT

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11/13/2012

I really enjoyed this movie,a nice like you I love you story.

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04/05/2012

Sydney Poitier plays this entreprenuer with a little extra gambling action on the side. One of his clients is a family who has a maid that gave her notice so she can better herself. The family's son and daughter make Sidney Poitier go out with her in order for her to stay with them, but as all things do, it hit the fan. Nice score by the late Shirley Horn(What Ivy Wants);

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09/12/2010

I took it in as more of a campaign than a film ... strangely enough.

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Jack Parks

Abbey Lincoln

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Synopsis

Two Long Island teens force a roving gambler (Sidney Poitier) to date their maid (Abbey Lincoln), to keep her from quitting.

Director: Daniel Mann
Distributor: Cinerama Releasing Corporation [us]
Rating: G
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 17, 1968, Original
Release Date (DVD): Jan 20, 2004
Runtime: 1h 41m