Children of a Lesser God

Children of a Lesser God is a 1986 film which tells the story of a speech teacher at a school for the deaf who falls in love with a sign language-using deaf woman. It stars William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie and Philip Bosco.

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1986 - Deaf - Sign language - William Hurt - Marlee Matlin - Piper Laurie - Philip Bosco

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The movie was adapted by Hesper Anderson and James Carrington (uncredited) from the play by Mark Medoff. It was directed by Randa Haines.

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Mark Medoff - Randa Haines

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It won the Academy Award for Best Actress (Marlee Matlin) and was nominated for Best Actor (William Hurt), Best Supporting Actress (Piper Laurie), Best Picture and Best Writing for an Adapted Screenplay.

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Academy Award for Best Actress - Best Actor - Best Supporting Actress - Best Picture - Best Writing for an Adapted Screenplay

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Marlee Matlin, herself deaf in real life, is the youngest actress to have received an Oscar for Best Actress. She remains active in charities for the hearing-impaired around the world.

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Matlin plays Sarah Norman, a deaf, troubled young woman working at a school for the hearing-impaired in New England. An energetic new teacher, James Leeds (William Hurt), arrives at the school and encourages her to set aside her isolated life of frustration by learning to lip read, but she resists. Romantic interest develops between James and Sarah and they are soon living together, though their mutual stubborness strains their relationship.

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