Children of a Lesser God (1986)

6.9	Listal rating
7.1	IMDB rating

Directed by

Randa Haines

Starring (View all)

James Leeds

Sarah Norman

Mrs. Norman

Dr. Curtis Franklin

Allison Gompf

Lydia

John F. Cleary

Johnny

Philip Holmes

Glen

Georgia Ann Cline

Cheryl

Written by (View all)

Mark Medoff

(stage play)

Hesper Anderson

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11 months, 3 weeks ago at Jun 1 21:53

vijoos

The film starts off interestingly, and advances quickly, but flounders in the middle, and ends happily, but uninterestingly. The ambience of the small town is vivdly captured. But with hollywood happy ending, it stops the exploration of complicated lives of the children of a lesser good. William Hurt and Marlee Matlin have done excellent work.

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Description: James Leeds (William Hurt), a handsome and dedicated teacher, just started his new assignment at an elite school for the deaf. Immediately, James begins using unconventional teaching methods to reach his students.Sure enough, he manages to inspire the most introverted pupils to participate in class. But there's one person James hasn't ... (more)

Release date : 3 October 1986
UPC: 097360183948

Romance (6), Deafness (4), 1980s (3), Drama (3), Based On Play (3), Teacher (3), School (3), Student (3), Cleaning Woman (2), Principal (2), Sign Language (2), Handicapped Actor (2), School For The Deaf (2), F Word (2), Cat (2), Janitor (2), Lip Reading (2), School Superintendent (2), Teacher Student Relationship (2), Falling Into Water (2)

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“The film starts off interestingly, and advances quickly, but flounders in the middle, and ends happily, but uninterestingly. The ambience of the small town is vivdly captured. But with hollywood happy ending, it stops the exploration of complicated lives of the children of a lesser good. William Hurt and Marlee Matlin have done excellent work.” read more