My left foot the story of Christy Brown

My left foot the story of Christy Brown /

Born with cerebral palsy, the 10th of 22 children of a Dublin bricklayer and his wife, Christy Brown was doomed to life as a vegetable by physicians in 1932. His strong-willed mother's love and faith encouraged him to overcome this label. At age seven, he made a mark with chalk grasped between...

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Main Author: Bernstein, Elmer (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Miramax Films, Granada Films, Ferndale Films (Firm), Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm), Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Pearson, Noel (Producer), Connaughton, Shane (Screenwriter), Sheridan, Jim, 1949- (Screenwriter, Director), Day-Lewis, Daniel (Actor), McAnally, Ray (Actor), Fricker, Brenda (Actor), Shaw, Fiona, 1958- (Actor), O'Conor, Hugh, 1975- (Actor), Dunbar, Adrian, 1958- (Actor), McCabe, Ruth (Actor), Whelan, Alison (Actor), Cusack, Cyril, 1910-1993 (Actor), Brown, Christy, 1932-1981
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Published: Burbank, CA. : Miramax Films, [2005]
Series:Miramax collector's series.
Subjects:
Brown, Christy, > 1932-1981 > Drama.
Brown, Christy, > 1932-1981 > Film adaptations.
Young men > Drama.
People with cerebral palsy > Drama.
People with disabilities > Drama.
Children with cerebral palsy > Education > Drama.
Children with cerebral palsy > Home care > Drama.
Children with cerebral palsy > Family relationships > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Artists > Drama.
Dublin (Ireland) > Drama.
Biographical films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Item Description:
  • Based upon the novel "My left foot" by Christy Brown.
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1989.
  • Special features: The real Christy Brown [featurette] (5 min.); An inspirational journey: The making of 'My Left Foot' [featurette] (10 min.); Stills gallery [slide show]; "My Left Foot" [text feature by Charles Champlin, Los Angeles Times; David Denby, New York Magazine; Pauline Kael, The New Yorker; Elvis Mitchell, LA Weekly]; Sneak peeks (8 min.).

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