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" Children of a Lesser God is a 1986 American romantic drama film directed by Randa Haines from a screenplay written by Hesper Anderson and Mark Medoff based on Medoff's 1979 play of the same name. It stars William Hurt, Marlee Matlin (in her film debut), Piper Laurie, and Philip Bosco. The film's narrative follows two employees at a school for the deaf: a deaf custodian and a hearing speech teacher, whose conflicting ideologies on speech and deafness create tension and discord in their deve"
"Also nominated Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Actress"
" Directed by: Randa Haines Produced by: Burt Sugarman and Patrick J. Palmer Based on the play by: Mark Medoff Written by: Hesper Anderson and Mark Medoff Cinematography: John Seale Edited by: Lisa Fruchtman Music by: Michael Convertino Distributed by: Paramount Pictures "
" Notes: Well, to be honest, even though this movie was pretty good, it was nothing really great though. The first issue I had is that the whole thing was some obvious Oscar-bait (dramas based on handicap or diseases always score well with the Academy). I was also concerned at first because it started pretty much like 'Dead Poets Society' with the excentric teacher who becomes really popular with the kids and, of course, the conventional director becomes his nemesis... Thankfully, it didn't go t"
" Notes: Well, to be honest, even though this movie was pretty good, it was nothing really great though. The first issue I had is that the whole thing was some obvious Oscar-bait (dramas based on handicap or diseases always score well with the Academy). I was also concerned at first because it started pretty much like 'Dead Poets Society' with the excentric teacher who becomes really popular with the kids and, of course, the conventional director becomes his nemesis... Thankfully, it didn't go t"
"Hurt falls in love with the deaf and his performance is most def noteworthy"
" Rating iMDB: My Rating: Director: Actors: Genre: The Plot:"