Back to category: English Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. Children of a Lesser God Children of a Lesser God Randa Haines's Children of a Lesser God might have impressed this writer more if he hadn't already seen the director's much better Dance with Me, a film that empl oys similar cinematic clich¨¦s to much greater effect. This 1986 offering ¡ª a cu lt favorite among fans of mushy faux sentimentality ¡ª attempts to tell the story of John Leeds (William Hurt), a special-education teacher, and his increasingly complex relationship with the deaf and mute Sarah (Marlee Martin), a former stude nt who now works as a janitor. Although Leeds initially wants nothing more than t o teach the reclusive prodigy how to speak, he finds himself coming... Posted by: Quentina Green Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. |
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