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Mar 30, 1990 · My Left Foot: Directed by Jim Sheridan. With Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan. Christy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot.
- (80K)
- Biography, Drama
- Jim Sheridan
- 1990-03-30
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown is a 1989 biographical comedy-drama film directed by Jim Sheridan (in his director debut) adapted by Sheridan and Shane Connaughton from the 1954 memoir of the same name by Christy Brown.
Though Christy is a spastic quadriplegic and essentially paralyzed, a miraculous event occurs when, at the age of 5, he demonstrates control of his left foot by using chalk to scrawl a word on...
- (45)
- Jim Sheridan
- R
- Daniel Day-Lewis
Feb 2, 1990 · Jim Sheridan's "My Left Foot" is the story of Christy's life, based on his autobiography and on the memories of those who knew him. He was not an easy man to forget. Tiny and twisted, bearded and unkempt, he managed, despite his late start, to grow into a poet, a novelist, a painter and a lyrical chronicler of his own life.
My Left Foot. HD. Daniel Day-Lewis won the 1989 Oscar (R) for Best Actor for his brilliant portrayal a physically challenged writer and painter Christy Brown. 1,489 IMDb 7.8 1 h 43 min 1990. X-Ray R. Drama · Contemplative · Inspiring · Sentimental. Free trial of Paramount+, rent, or buy. Watch with Paramount+. Start your 7-day free trial. Rent.
- 103 min
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Dec 8, 2008 · Film Details. MPAA Rating. Genre. Drama. Biography. Foreign. Release Date. 1989. Distribution Company. MIRAMAX. Location. Wicklow, Ireland; Ardmore Studios, Dublin, Ireland. Technical Specs. Duration. 1h 43m. TCM Emails. Sign Up. A man with cerebral palsy learns to paint with his foot.
My Left Foot. DRAMA. This cinematic masterpiece is the brilliant portrayal of legendary Irishman Christy Brown (Daniel Day-Lewis) who, despite crippling cerebral palsy, learned to use his one controllable extremity -- his left foot -- to become an accomplished artist and writer.
