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Children of a Lesser God
He loved her. He also couldn't stop trying to change her. Both can be true, and you're allowed to want love without the renovation. 🤟
Who it's for
Children of a Lesser God centres the conflict many people know from relationships: a partner who loves you but keeps trying to improve you.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Randa Haines's 1986 drama, adapted by Hesper Anderson and Mark Medoff from Medoff's play, follows James Leeds, a new teacher at a New England school for the deaf who is drawn to Sarah Norman, a Deaf former student working as a custodian. Their relationship grows, but James keeps pushing Sarah to speak even after promising not to, while she insists on communicating in sign language.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Past sexual exploitation; nudity.
Age: R (reasons not verified)
Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays: First Series, “Prudence”
