My Left Foot

My Left Foot The Story of Christy Brown is a 1989 Irish drama film directed by Jim Sheridan and starring Daniel DayLewis. It tells the story of Christy Brown, an Irishman born with cerebral palsy, who could control only his left foot. Christy Brown grew up in a poor, workingclass family, and became a writer and artist. The film also stars Ray McAnally, Brenda Fricker, Fiona Shaw, Julie Hale, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan, Declan Croghan, Eanna MacLiam, Marie Conmee, and Cyril Cusack. It is a partly fictional biography, adapted by Shane Connaughton and Jim Sheridan from the book of the same name by Christy Brown.

The film opens with Christy Brown, who has cerebral palsy, being taken to a charity event, where he meets his handler, a nurse named Mary Carr. She begins reading his autobiography. Christy could not walk or talk, but still received love and support from his family, especially his mother. One day, while Christy was still a young boy, he is the only person home to see his mother fall down a flight of stairs while in labor. He is able to get the attention of some neighbors, who come to his mothers rescue. His father, who had never really believed in Christy, becomes a supporter when, one day, when he is about ten, Christy uses his left foot the only part of his body he can fully control to write the word mother on the floor with a piece of yellow chalk.Consequently, Christy seeks a hobby in painting. He is included by the young people in his neighborhood in their activities, such as playing street football, etc. However, when he paints a picture and gives it to a girl he likes, she returns it to him. His father loses his job and the family faces exceptionally difficult hardships. Christy, to his mothers dismay, devises a plan to help his brothers steal coal. Christys elder sister, who was always very nice to him, gets pregnant and has to get married and leave home. Christys mother, who had been gradually gathering some savings in a tin in the fireplace, finally saves enough to buy him a wheelchair. ........

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