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Actors: Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheldon
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about My Left Foot |
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Due to cerebral palsy, Christy Brown was born a spastic quadriplegic in a large, poor Irish family. For the first 10 years of his life, he is thought to be retarded, little more than a vegetable, but his mother recognizes the intelligence and humanity struggling to get out of a badly ruined body. Assisted by his mother and a devoted teacher, Brown's courage and determination enable him to learn to read and write with the one limb he can control -- his left foot -- and he becomes a writer. Based on the true story in Brown's autobiography, this 1989 film does not sugarcoat his arrogance, vulgarity, and petulance, or his love for alcohol and sex. Day-Lewis triumphs in one of the most difficult roles an actor ever tackled.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of My Left Foot |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Brain/Body not working?
- physical disability
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- emotionally unstable
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Irish
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Irish/McCourt
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Ireland
City?
Yes
City:
- dirty, grimy (like New York)
- rude people
Misc setting
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Subtitles?
- No
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
Is this movie based on a
- book
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