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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)

07/04/1989 (IE)Drama1h 43m
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A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle.

Overview

No one expects much from Christy Brown, a boy with cerebral palsy born into a working-class Irish family. Though Christy is a spastic quadriplegic and essentially paralyzed, a miraculous event occurs when, at the age of 5, he demonstrates control of his left foot by using chalk to scrawl a word on the floor. With the help of his steely mother — and no shortage of grit and determination — Christy overcomes his infirmity to become a painter, poet and author.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Daniel Day-Lewis

      Daniel Day-Lewis

      Christy Brown

    2. Brenda Fricker

      Brenda Fricker

      Mrs. Brown

    3. Alison Whelan

      Sheila

    4. Kirsten Sheridan

      Kirsten Sheridan

      Sharon

    5. Declan Croghan

      Tom

    6. Eanna MacLiam

      Eanna MacLiam

      Benny

    7. Marie Conmee

      Sadie

    8. Cyril Cusack

      Cyril Cusack

      Lord Castlewelland

    9. Phelim Drew

      Phelim Drew

      Brian

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Jan 25, 2025

    There's a pretty fine line between mimicry and acting, and acting that's natural and that which has been rehearsed to within an inch of it's life. I think it's very much the natural that Daniel Day-Lewis delivers here, as does Hugh O'Conor as his younger persona, as we learn of the upbringing of a young lad born with very limited movement and learning difficulties, but a mind that's clearly sharp and a face that's expressive. His family, a typically large one, is headed up by his dad (Ray McAnally) who presents us with a variation on the usual theme of father who comes home from work then hits...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$645,180.00

    Revenue$14,743,391.00

    Keywords

    • bodily disabled person
    • poet
    • biography
    • based on true story
    • foot
    • flashback
    • author
    • working class
    • disabled
    • cerebral palsy