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

My Left Foot (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
British Independent Film Awards
David Donatello Awards
European Film Awards
Golden Globes
Montreal World Film Festival
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
100 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Movie filmed in 1989 and produced in:
Ireland ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Jim Sheridan

Written By:
Christy Brown (book)
Shane Connaughton

Actors:
Daniel Day-Lewis ..... Christy Brown
Brenda Fricker ..... Mrs. Brown
Alison Whelan ..... Sheila
Kirsten Sheridan ..... Sharon
Declan Croghan ..... Tom
Eanna MacLiam ..... Benny
Marie Conmee ..... Sadie
Cyril Cusack ..... Lord Castlewelland
Phelim Drew ..... Brian
Ruth McCabe ..... Mary
Fiona Shaw ..... Dr. Eileen Cole
Ray McAnally ..... Mr. Brown
Pat Laffan ..... Barman (as Patrick Laffan)
Derry Power ..... Customer in Bar
Hugh O'Conor ..... Young Christy Brown

Synopsis:

Based on the story of Christy Brown, this highly acclaimed film depicts his struggle for a normal life. Born with cerebral palsy into a poor, working-class Irish family, Christy was able only to control movement in his left foot and to speak in guttural sounds. With the help of his strong-willed and dedicated family and his own sheer courage and determination, Christy not only learns to grapple with life's simple physical tasks and complex psychological pains, but he also develops into a brilliant painter, poet and author. Daniel Day-Lewis and Brenda Fricker give Oscar winning performances in an emotional tale of life, love and one family's incredible sense of courage. Also star Declan Croghan, Ray McAnally, Hugh O'Connor, Fiona Shaw, and Ruth McCabe.

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 be retarded for the first ten years of his life. Later, through the help of his strong-willed mother, a dedicated teacher, and his own courage and determination, Christy not only learns to grapple with life's simple physical tasks and complex psychological pains, but he also develops into a brilliant painter, poet and author.

The true story of the artist, writer and cerebral palsy sufferer Christy Brown, based on his own book. It recounts the many problems he faced growing up in his native Ireland, and charts the ways in which he developed the use of his left foot - the only limb over which he had any control - to achieve success as an artist. Oscars were won by Daniel Day-Lewis (playing the adult Brown) and Brenda Fricker (playing Brown's mother).

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 10 June, 2008.