Children of a Lesser God (1986)
Genre: Drama / Romance
Duration: 119 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Randa Haines
Stars: William Hurt, Marlee Matlin and Piper Laurie
IMDb score:
7,2 (19.922)
Releasedate: 13 September 1986
Children of a Lesser God plot
"Love has a language all of its own."
James Leeds gets a job as a speech teacher at a school for the deaf where he tries to bring ex-pupil Sarah out of her isolation. Sarah doesn't want to know anything about James at first and only wants to communicate with gestures. Gradually James is able to get through to her.
Actors and actresses
James Leeds
Sarah Norman
Mrs. Norman
Dr. Curtis Franklin
Lydia
Johnny
Glen
Cheryl
Danny
Tony
Reviews & comments
Movsin
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- 8286 messages
- 8442 votes
The girl Sarah suffers from her disability, puts on all kinds of moral obligations, isolates herself in her silent world and eventually becomes very introverted. A relationship with her is full of obstacles.
The interpretation of this difficult role - it must remain believable - is convincingly observed by debutante Marlee Matlin, who does so with great conviction in this film, who unfortunately finds it a handicap in repeating what was expressed with characters orally.
I also blame the film for some sentimentality and a cliché is not being looked at now.
He didn't really hit me at all.
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scorsese
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- 13237 messages
- 11127 votes
Good film about a new teacher at a school for the deaf who falls in love with a deaf employee. A great love drama in which communication is not the only barrier. A fairly captivating main character and the fact that it is filled in by an actual deaf person adds to the authenticity. Two beautiful roles by William Hurt and a debuting Marlee Matlin (their scenes together are also the best of the film).
Somewhat comparable to the better The Miracle Worker and [url=https://www.moviemeter.nl/film/101315]Marie Heurtin[ /url].
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Shadowed
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- 11421 messages
- 6719 votes
Too easy.
Just like (very) many other drama films that tackle a large-scale subject, it is a very predictable film. It's still amazing how nonsensical horror movies come up with the original ideas these days, and this movie shows that it wasn't much different in the 80s. An easy and somewhat simplistic film is my message.
It does have some plus points, which I'll just mention. For example, there is the necessary chemistry between Hurt and Matlin. Two actors who can gain some ground, especially in the scenes that they are next to each other. Apart from each other they are somewhat weaker figures, but that does not mean that they have a number of moments together that will stay with you. Always affordable, especially since these kinds of films really need it.
Unfortunately, the film doesn't have much more interesting to say. It does look nice, but is not much more than the umpteenth variant that turns an interesting fact into an easy romantic concoction. I especially notice little challenge as adventure, which makes it very easy to forget. So that also applies to me. I'm obviously not going to give a film that I don't know anything about after two weeks.
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