An idealistic teacher of the deaf (William Hurt) becomes fascinated by a young, deaf-mute woman (Marlee Maitlin) who works as a janitor at his school. Angry and frustrated with the hearing world, she refuses to learn to lip-read - until the teacher comes into her life. Maitlin, who is herself deaf, won the Best Actress award for this role, her debut - the film was nominated for five.
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