My Left Foot

My Left Foot

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My Left Foot

Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan, Declan Croghan, Eanna MacLiam, Marie Conmee, Cyril Cusack, Phelim Drew, Ruth McCabe, Fiona Shaw, Ray McAnally, Hugh O'Conor

Daniel Day-Lewis won an Oscar for his portrayal of Irish writer Christy Brown, who was born with cerebral palsy. Misdiagnosed as mentally disabled for the first 10 years of his life, Brown learned to ...( read more  read more... )write using his left foot, the only body part he could control. The story unfolds in flashbacks, with Hugh O'Conor as the young Christy equaling Day-Lewis's performance as the adult.

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  • September 23, 2009
    Great film, definitely Daniel Day-Lewis?s best to date & Brenda Fricker is also fantastic! Brilliant, touching and a true story!
  • September 21, 2009
    Amazing performance by Day-Lewis. Such a touching story!
  • October 31, 2008
    A phonominal true story brought to life by the fantastic performances of Daniel Day Lewis and Brenda Fricker.

    This Jim Sherridan film really grasps the poverty of the era which really gives you a sense of a working class family during this time. Also captured well was the Mot...( read more)her and son relationship and the strength of a family that stands together.

    Powerful, emotional and brilliant.
  • June 28, 2008
    Besides Lewis's oscar-winning performance nothing great about this film.
  • May 6, 2008
    Day-Lewis was amazing in this. Need to see it again to give it a fair rating.
  • November 6, 2009
    Daniel Day-Lewis è spettacolare, però il film non è che mi abbia fatto impazzire.
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  • November 3, 2009
    powerful film and a treat to see Day-Lewis at his method finest. Great story and humbling in equal measure. Makes me put my cold in perspective... thought the mum was very good too as the boy. cant wait for the sequel...
  • September 20, 2009
    Incredibly gripping and moving, with an amazing performance from Day-Lewis.
  • September 11, 2009
    How inspiring and so uplifting one just has to have the determination that nothing is impossible if one has a will to do it , superb acting turned by day-lewis
  • August 17, 2009
    This is the first collaboration between Jim Sheridan and Daniel Day Lewis. Good story...

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