Children of a Lesser God 1986 M

Production still from Children of a Lesser God 1986 / Director: Randa Haines / Image courtesy: Park Circus

Production still from Children of a Lesser God 1986 / Director: Randa Haines / Image courtesy: Park Circus / View full image

When

6.00pm, Wed 13 Sep 2023 (119 mins)

Where

Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair Accessible

About

Marlee Matlin remains the youngest winner of the Best Actress Academy Award for her seminal performance as a young deaf woman in this powerful drama. James Leeds (William Hurt in an Oscar-nominated performance) begins a new job at a school for the deaf and hard of hearing. He meets the school custodian Sarah Norman (Matlin), who was once a star pupil at the school, and begins to pursue her romantically. While sparks fly between the pair, troubling secrets threaten to keep them apart. A critical and commercial success upon its release, Children of a Lesser God remains an absorbing and empathetic portrait of a blossoming romance.

Children of a Lesser God will screen from an imported 35mm print.

Production Credits

  • Director: Randa Haines
  • Script: Mark Medoff, Hesper Anderson
  • Cinematographer: John Seale
  • Editor: Lisa Fruchtman
  • Print Source: UCLA Film & Television Archive, Los Angeles
  • Rights: Park Circus
  • Shooting Format: 35mm
  • Screening Format: 35mm
  • Year: 1986
  • Runtime: 119 minutes
  • Country: United States
  • Languages: English, American Sign Language
  • Colour: Colour