Biography
History
Documentary
IRA
Irish Americans
Irish Immigrants
Irish Mob
Irish Folklore
The Old Country
Modern Ireland
Boxing
Bibliography
Search by
Title Year
Director
Original book
"My Left Foot"
by Christy Brown
A Complete List of Irish Films
| Title My Left Foot | |||
| Based on the autobiography of Christy Brown the Dublin-born writer and painter. Brown suffered cerebral palsy from birth, yet lived to be one of the 13 surviving children out of 22 of this poor Irish Catholic family. The details of life, such as sleeping four to a bed, give the audience a real appreciation of what life is like in such a large family. Though Brown wrote of his isolation from society, he always found acceptance with his family who refused to place him in a home. Without this acceptance and support he may never have become a writer or even learned to write at all. |
 Click picture for more info | ||
| Year 1990 | Type Drama | Rating R | |
| Director Jim Sheridan | Writer Shane Connaughton, Jim Sheridan |
||
| Cast Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Fiona Shaw, Ray McAnally, Ruth McCabe, Owen Sharp |
|||
