In the Name of the Father (film)
1994
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Feb 2, 1990 · It is not a sympathetic movie, although it inspires sympathy. It is the story of a stubborn, difficult, blessed and gifted man who was dealt a bad hand, who played it brilliantly, and who left us some good books, some good paintings and the example of his courage. It must not have been easy. Foreign. Drama.
Jun 12, 2020 Full Review Terry Francis Southern Voice (Atlanta) The lives depicted in My Left Foot are full-bodied, flesh and blood dramas of existence. There's no sentimentality in any of the ...
- (45)
- Jim Sheridan
- R
- Daniel Day-Lewis
Our review: Parents say ( 1 ): Kids say ( 1 ): This film astonishes, tugs at the heartstrings, wrenches the gut, tickles the funny bone, and ultimately restores the viewer's faith in humanity. My Left Foot rocketed Daniel Day-Lewis to stardom, and he's splendidly supported by a strong cast, especially the sublime Brenda Fricker as his mother ...
- Jim Sheridan
- Andrea Beach
- Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Fiona Shaw
Aug 21, 2021. This is an eye-opening bio of an amazing artist, cruelly entrapped by the outcome of nature's genetic dice, break past any bars placed on him in early life and flourished into an astonishing intellect with a knack to paint, write, critique, and delve into deep conversation. . Praise aside, the film makes sure to deliver the ...
- (18)
- Jim Sheridan
- R
- 2 min
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
Jim Sheridan's film tells the biography of a man named Christy Brown. Born with cerebral palsy, the story goes from his tough childhood to his even tougher adulthood where he becomes an expert writer and painter despite the fact he only has mobility with his left foot. Now on to Daniel Day-Lewis.
Jan 1, 1989 · Extract of a review from 1989. Running time: 98 MIN. With: Daniel Day-Lewis Ray McAnally Brenda Fricker Ruth McCabe Fiona Shaw Cyril Cusack. First and foremost, My Left Foot is the warm, romantic ...
