My Left Foot (1979)

Original title

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

Directed by

Jim Sheridan

Genre

drama film, biographical film, film based on book

Country

United Kingdom, Ireland

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

R

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 1,036 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Christy Brown is born with cerebral palsy into a poor Irish family. He can only control his left foot, but he uses it to become a writer and artist.

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What happens

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown is a 1989 biographical comedy-drama film directed by Jim Sheridan (in his directorial debut) and adapted by Sheridan and Shane Connaughton from the 1954 memoir by Christy Brown. A co-production of Ireland and the United Kingdom, it stars Daniel Day-Lewis as Brown, an Irish man born with cerebral palsy, who could control only his left foot. Brown grew up in a poor working-class family and became a writer and artist. Brenda Fricker, Ray McAnally, Hugh O'Conor, Fiona Shaw, and Cyril Cusack are featured in supporting roles. The film was theatrically released on 24 February 1989 to critical acclaim and commercial success, grossing $14.7 million on a £600,000 budget. Reviewers praised the film's screenplay, direction, message, and especially the performances of Day-Lewis and Fricker. At the 62nd Academy Awards, the film received five nominations, including Best Picture, with Day-Lewis and Fricker winning Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress, respectively. In 2018, the British Film Institute ranked it as the 53rd greatest British film of the 20th century. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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