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My Left Foot
Synopsis
The true story of Christy Brown who was born into a poor family in Dublin in 1932 with cerebal palsy. Totally paralysed with the exception of his left foot he develops into an artist and writer, with help from his mother. Academy Award winner.
Review
Daniel Day-Lewis won a much-deserved Oscar for My Left Foot, with a wily
and passionate performance as Irish artist and writer Christy Brown, whose
cerebral palsy kept him confined to a wheelchair. Filmmaker Jim Sheridan
(In the Name of the Father) adapts Brown's own autobiography for this
spirited piece, focusing on the, sometimes difficult, fellow's formative
years in his large family and in love with sundry women. Day-Lewis is
inspired, and Brenda Fricker (also a recipient of an Oscar for her part
in this movie) is almost luminous as Christy's dedicated mother. So, too,
are Ray McAnally as the hero's stormy father, and Hugh O'Conor (The Young
Poisoner's Handbook) as the child Christy. All in all, this is a complete
pleasure for viewers.
Languages
English