Countdown to St. Patrick's Day - 2
Christy Brown is Irish artist and writer. His remarkable story is told through the use of flashbacks. Christy was born with cerebral palsy and only has control of his left foot. The Browns are a poor working class family. When Christy was born, besides being diagnosed with cerebral palsy, he was misdiagnosed as having a cognitive impairment. Christy spent his childhood being taken from place to place in a wagon. The actor who portrays Christy as a child, is equally as good as Daniel Day-Lewis is as the adult Christy. Over time, Christy learns to write and paint using the control of his toes on his left foot. When it was released, My Left Foot received many nominations, Day-Lewis won the Oscar for Best Actor and Brenda Fricker was as Best Supporting Actress as his mother. This is an inspiring and riveting story of the triumph of the human spirit. This is my second favorite Irish movie of all time and highly recommend it. Please note that there is a lot of crude and vulgar language throughout the movie. My Left Foot is based on true events and on the book of the same name written by Christy Brown,
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