The Coolidge Corner Theatre

Ticket price $5 available only at the Box Office day of Show.

Matlin plays Sarah Norman, a deaf and troubled young woman working at a school for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in New England. An energetic new teacher, James Leeds (William Hurt), arrives at the school and encourages her to set aside her isolated life of frustration by learning how to talk. As she already uses sign language, Sarah resists James's attempts to get her to talk. Romantic interest develops between James and Sarah and they are soon living together, though their differences and mutual stubbornness eventually strains their relationship to a breaking point, as he continues to want her to talk, and she feels somewhat stifled in his presence. Sarah leaves and goes back to her mother's house, in the process reconciling with her once estranged mother. However, she later returns to James, as both realize they need each other.

dir. Randa Haines, 1h49m

Please note: This is our final screening from DVD in our 45-seat Screening Room, which is fully handicap accessible and equipped with assisted listening devices. Our series now moves to Saturdays at 12:30 in a larger theatre. One exception: on Sunday, September 28 we will show THERE WILL BE BLOOD.