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My Left Foot

1989

Jim Sheridan

Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Ray McAnally, Fiona Shaw ...

7.5

15,864

Drama Set in Dublin, this film tells the story of Christy Brown (1932-1981), an Irishman born with cerebral palsy, who could only control his left foot. Christy Brown grew up in a poor, working class family, and became a writer and artist.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"'My Left Foot' is a great film for many reasons, but the most important is that it gives us such a complete picture of this man's life (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Like Day Lewis’s acting, the film pulses with unbridled emotion and humor"	POS
United States	Variety	"The warm, romantic and moving true story of a remarkable man (...) That it features a brilliant performance by Daniel Day-Lewis and a fine supporting cast lifts it from mildly sentimental to excellent."	POS
United States	Hal Hinson The Washington Post	"[It] has a pitch-perfect dryness and simplicity; there's never a misstep or false note (...) The performances, too, are burly and robust"	POS
United States	The New York Times	"An intelligent, beautifully acted adaptation of Christy Brown's first book"	POS
United States	Sheila Benson Los Angeles Times	"Tough-minded, unsentimental and brilliant (...) This one you see for the pure love of great movie making"	POS
United States	Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"An engaging and idiosyncratic character study"	POS
United Kingdom	Angie Errigo Empire	"A rounded portrayal that leaves an overwhelming sense of the miraculousness of life (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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