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    My Left Foot (1989)

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    My Left Foot is the amazing true story of Irish painter-poet-novelist Christy Brown, born in 1932 to a poor Dublin bricklayer, one of 22 children of whom thirteen survived.

    Life was hard, but for Christy it was intolerable.

    Born with cerebral palsy, disfigured and paralysed, he was dismissed as a tragic halfwit, able to communicate only with his left foot, the sole part of his body his damaged brain could control.

    But Christy had one thing few healthy children can boast about – a wonderful mother who was a pillar of strength and support.

    Through his mother’s unflagging belief in his intelligence, Christy learned to use that foot to hold a paintbrush, type his memoirs, and even flirt with girls, eventually marrying and becoming an international celebrity.

    Considering the verbal and physical limitations of his role, it’s miraculous how much passion Daniel Day-Lewis gets out of it.

    Without once playing for sympathy, he re-creates Christy Brown’s affliction and his zest for life – and he does it with so little fuss that the character comes across with real power and fire.

    This titanic performance won Day-Lewis the 1989 Best Actor Oscar. Brenda Fricker, his fellow Oscar winner (for Supporting Actress) is wonderful too, as his worn-out and long-suffering mother.

    Christy Brown
    Daniel Day-Lewis
    Mr Brown
    Ray McAnally
    Mrs Brown
    Brenda Fricker
    Dr Eileen Cole
    Fiona Shaw
    Lord Castlewelland
    Cyril Cusack
    Young Christy Brown
    Hugh O’Conor
    Peter
    Adrian Dunbar
    Mary
    Ruth McCabe
    Sheila
    Alison Whelan
    Sharon
    Kirsten Sheridan
    Tom
    Declan Croghan
    Benny
    Eanna MacLiam
    Sadie
    Marie Conmee
    Brian
    Phelim Drew

    Director
    Jim Sheridan

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