Children of a lesser god
A love story about John Leeds, an idealistic special education teacher, and a headstrong deaf girl named Sarah. At first, Leeds sees Sarah as a teaching challenge. But soon their relationship blossoms into a love so passionate it shatters the barrier of silence that keeps them apart.
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| Victoria | Available |
Browse Related Items
| Subject |
| Medoff, Mark, 1940-2019 > Film adaptations. Deaf > United States > Drama. Deaf > Education > Drama. Deaf women > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Drama. Deaf > United States > Drama. Deaf > Education > Drama. |
| Genre |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films. Disability > Feature. Romance > Feature. Feature films > United States. Film adaptations. Drama. |
- Physical Description 1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition Widescreen version.
- Publisher Hollywood CA : Paramount Pictures, 2000.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1986. Based on the stage play by Mark Medoff. Special features: Interactive menus, scene selection, theatrical trialer. GMD: videodisc. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 TVs -- Interactive menus -- Scene selection (All over the map ; Reasons to speak ; Sarah ; Alone in silence ; Hearing boys ; Tell me what to say ; I promise ; Boomerang ; Deaf children ; Say my name ; Show me the music ; What do you hear ; Separate but one ; Forgive me ; Inside the silence ; Joined ; Credits) -- Theatrical trailer -- Language: English Dolby digital mono ; French Dolby digital mono -- Subtitles: English. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Music, Michael Convertino ; editor, Lisa Fruchtman ; production design, Gene Callahan ; director of photography, John Seale. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie, Philip Bosco. |
| Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: R. |
| System Details Note: | DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Language Note: | Includes French dubbed version and subtitles in English. |
| Awards Note: | Academy Award winner, best actress, Marlee Matlin. |
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