My Left Foot
Directors
Jim Sheridan
Actors
- Daniel Day-Lewis
- Brenda Fricker
- Alison Whelan
Summary
Christy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot.
More about this movie
Christy Brown is born with cerebral palsy to a large, poor Irish family. His mother, Mrs. Brown, recognizes the intelligence and humanity in the lad everyone else regards as a vegetable. Eventually, Christy matures into a cantankerous artist who uses his dexterous left foot to write and paint.