My Left Foot

- Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Ray McAnally, and Brenda Fricker
- Director: Jim Sheridan
- Producer: Noel Pearson
- Released: November 10, 1989
- Run time: 103 mins
- Awards: 2 Oscars

My Left Foot is a film based on the life of Christy Brown. Brown was born with Cerebral Palsy and only able to move his left foot. The film shows how he learned to use his left foot to complete simple tasks as well as to paint and write. It is based on Brown's autobiography and stars Daniel Day-Lewis as Christy Brown. Day-Lewis won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his work on the film. Brenda Fricker was also given the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Christy Brown

Christy Brown was born on June 5, 1932 and died in 1981. Brown had Cerebral Palsy which affects the central nervous system and limits motor skills. Brown only had controllable movement of his left foot, which allowed him to paint and write after much practice.

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- well.... I think I started to post on twitter with my left foot :-) let's try again :-D
- Does anyone know much about foot health? The arch on my left foot is hurting. When I had a deep tissue massage it knacked!
- i'd prolly be slightly more willing to fuck around on cta more if my phone weren't dead and my left foot wasn't starting to hurt slightly
- My left foot always starts to get numb
- Today I knocked something off the corkboard in my hallway. I left it on the floor. Tonight my foot found the thumbtack holding it on. Ouch.
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