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DVD
My left foot [DVD] : the story of Christy Brown
Audience Adults
Published by Miramax Films : Burbank, CA. by Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,
UPC 031398137795
Bib Id 710005
Copyright 2005
Description 1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Leader
cgm a22 Ia 4500
ISBN
$10.00
UPC
031398137795
Publisher Number
22428
Language
eng fre
Call #
DVD
Uniform Title
My left foot (Motion picture)
Title
My left foot [DVD] : the story of Christy Brown
Varying Form of Title
Story of Christy Brown
Copyright Date
2005
Description
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Note
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.).
Contents
Original -- Complications -- D is for dunce -- All Souls -- M-O-T-H-E-R -- Goalie -- First love -- Coal -- Look after Ma -- Dr. Cole -- Eileen -- Triumph & heartbreak -- Putty on the inside -- New room -- Wake -- My own story -- Stay with me -- End credits.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Jack Conroy ; editor, J. Patrick Duffner ; music composed and conducted by Elmer Bernstein ; production designer, Austen Spriggs ; special advisor to the production, Gene Lambert.
Cast
Daniel Day Lewis, Ray McAnally, Brenda Fricker, Fiona Shaw, Hugh O'Conor, Adrian Dunbar, Ruth McCabe, Alison Whelan, Cyril Cusack.
Summary
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 the toes of his left foot, the only limb on his body he could control. With this proof of intelligence, his schooling begins, and aided by his loving family, Christy learns to grapple with life's physical tasks and psychological pains. His courage and determination inspire a teacher, who lends support as he develops into a brilliant if cantankerous writer, poet, and painter. The astounding story of an artist who defeated a physical disability, degrading stereotypes, and poverty to fulfill his dreams.
Audience
MPAA rating: Rated R for intense thematic material, language, and brief violence.
System Details
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound; widescreen presentation preserving the 1.85:1 aspect ratio of the original theatrical exhibition, enhanced for 16:9 televisions.
Language Note
In English or dubbed French, with optional subtitles in English SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing), French, or Spanish; closed-captioned.
Awards
Academy Award winners, 1989: Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis); Best Supporting Actress (Brenda Fricker).
Subject
Genre/Form
Feature films.
Biographical films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Biographical films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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