| Record Number |
852594 |
| Title |
Children of a lesser god [videorecording]. |
| Publisher/Date |
[Melbourne, VIC] : Shock Records, [2021] |
| ©1986. |
| Pagination etc. |
1 DVD-video (approximately 119 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Contents note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1986. |
| Based on the novel by Mark Howard Medoff. |
| Creation Note |
Written by Mark Medoff, Hesper Anderson ; Produced by Burt Sugarman, Candace Koethe, Patrick J. Palmer ; Directed by Randa Haines. |
| Performer note |
William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie, Philip Bosco. |
| Summary Note |
William Hurt and Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin light up the screen as John Leeds and Sarah Norman, two strong-willed people who discover that real love needs no words. John teaches at a school for the deaf. Sarah used to be the schools brightest student, though she refused to read lips, and is now employed as its custodian. John immediately falls for the beautiful and stubborn Sarah, but soon realizes he must get past her anger in order to reach her heart. Together, they begin a challenging, frustrating and enlightening journey. Critically acclaimed and nominated for four Academy Awards, this uplifting romance proved that even in a world of silence, nothing echoes more powerfully than love. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| Language note |
In English. No subtitles. |
| Subject |
Man-woman relationships -- Drama |
| Deaf -- Education -- Drama |
| Deaf women -- Drama |
| Feature films. |
| Romance films. |
| Added Author |
Laurie, Piper, 1932- actor. |
| Hurt, William actor. |
| Matlin, Marlee actor. |
| Bosco, Philip actor. |
| Medoff, Mark Howard Children of a lesser god. |
| Haines, Randa film director. |
| Sugarman, Burt film producer. |
| Koethe, Candace film producer. |
| Palmer, Patrick film producer. |
| Shelf Location |
DVD F CHIL |
