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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : ''Children of a Lesser God'' is a good but not a great movie. The subject matter is new and challenging, and I was interested in everything the movie had to tell me about deafness. more...
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3/4
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online.tvguide.com - : Nicely helmed by first-time feature director Haines, CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD is a poignant yet uplifting love story involving a speech teacher and a deaf young woman. James Leeds (Hurt) is a maverick instructor newly arrived at a facility for the hearing impaired, where he meets Sarah Norman (Matlin), a graduate of the school who has chosen to stay and work in a menial job rather than attempt to go out into the world that the school has supposedly taught her to face. more...
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4/5
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www.apolloguide.com - : The film is highlighted by a tremendous debut performance (Academy Award winning, in fact) by Marlee Matlin as Sarah, a young woman whose fear and anger over the mistreatment she received growing up deaf makes it difficult for her to stay in a relationship with James Leeds ( William Hurt) a sensitive and innovative special needs teacher who arrives at the island school where Sarah works. more...
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73/1
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