My left foot. : the story of Christy Brown
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My left foot. : the story of Christy Brown
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- Label
- My left foot. : the story of Christy Brown
- Title remainder
- the story of Christy Brown
- Statement of responsibility
- Miramax Films ; a Granada film ; a Noel Pearson production ; screenplay by Shane Connaughton and Jim Sheridan ; producer, Noel Pearson ; director, Jim Sheridan ; a Ferndale Films/Granada production in association with Radio Telefis Eireann
- Title variation
- Story of Christy Brown
- Contributor
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- Dunbar, Adrian, 1958-
- Miramax Films
- Fricker, Brenda
- McAnally, Ray
- Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm)
- McCabe, Ruth
- Brown, Christy, 1932-1981
- Ferndale Films (Firm)
- O'Conor, Hugh, 1975-
- Pearson, Noel
- Shaw, Fiona, 1958-
- Sheridan, Jim, 1949-
- Sheridan, Kirsten
- Whelan, Alison
- Granada Films
- Connaughton, Shane
- Bernstein, Elmer
- Cusack, Cyril, 1910-1993
- Raidió Teilifís Éireann
- Day-Lewis, Daniel
- Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Subject
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- Young men -- Drama
- Artists -- Drama
- Biographical films
- Brown, Christy, 1932-1981 -- Drama
- Brown, Christy, 1932-1981 -- Film and video adaptations
- Cerebral palsied -- Drama
- Cerebral palsied children -- Education -- Drama
- Cerebral palsied children -- Family relationships -- Drama
- Cerebral palsied children -- Home care -- Drama
- Dublin (Ireland) -- Drama
- Feature films
- Feature films -- Ireland
- Film adaptations
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- People with disabilities -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Language
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- eng
- fre
- fre
- spa
- eng
- eng
- Summary
- Born with cerebral palsy, the 10th of 22 children of a Dublin bricklayer and his wife, Christy Brown was doomed to life as a vegetable by physicians in 1932. His strong-willed mother's love and faith encouraged him to overcome this label. At age seven, he made a mark with chalk grasped between the toes of his left foot, the only limb on his body he could control. With this proof of intelligence, his schooling begins, and aided by his loving family, Christy learns to grapple with life's physical tasks and psychological pains. His courage and determination inspire a teacher, who lends support as he develops into a brilliant if cantankerous writer, poet, and painter. The astounding story of an artist who defeated a physical disability, degrading stereotypes, and poverty to fulfill his dreams
- Awards note
- Academy Award winners, 1989: Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis); Best Supporting Actress (Brenda Fricker).
- Cataloging source
- WHE
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
- Director of photography, Jack Conroy ; editor, J. Patrick Duffner ; music, by Elmer Bernstein
- Intended audience
- MPAA rating: Rated R for intense thematic material, language, and brief violence
- Language note
- In English or French with optional subtitles in English SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing), French, or Spanish; closed-captioned
- PerformerNote
- Cast: Daniel Day Lewis, Ray McAnally, Brenda Fricker, Fiona Shaw, Hugh O'Conor, Adrian Dunbar, Ruth McCabe, Alison Whelan, Cyril Cusack, Kirsten Sheridan
- Runtime
- 103
- Technique
- live action
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