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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle.
A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle.
Drama - 1989
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
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In this true story told through flashbacks, Christy Brown is born with crippling cerebral palsy into a poor, working-class Irish family. Able only to control movement in his left foot and to speak in guttural sounds, he is mistakenly believed to have a intellectual disability for the first ten years of his life.
Director:
,
Jim Sheridan
Cast:
,
Daniel Day-Lewis
,
Brenda Fricker
,
Eanna MacLiam
,
Alison Whelan
,
Declan Croghan
,
Marie Conmee

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Rated:
R
Runtime:
103 min
Release date:
7 Apr 1989
Country:
IE, GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$645,180
Revenue:
$14,743,391
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. 23 wins & 20 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Not only does Day-Lewis master the physical aspects of the role, the minute-to-minute struggle of almost complete paralysis, he lives the painful genesis of an artistic character.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
My Left Foot is a great film for many reasons, but the most important is that it gives us such a complete picture of this man's life.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
An intelligent, beautifully acted adaptation of Christy Brown's first book.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
For all his character's travails the film as a whole winds up surprisingly upbeat.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
10 Mar 2008
fresh:
All performances are on the mark in this perfect little film.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
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