My left foot, Miramax Films presents a Granada film ; a Noel Pearson production ; screenplay by Shane Connaughton and Jim Sheridan ; directed by Jim Sheridan
Type
Label
My left foot, Miramax Films presents a Granada film ; a Noel Pearson production ; screenplay by Shane Connaughton and Jim Sheridan ; directed by Jim Sheridan
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R
Main title
My left foot
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
60886197
Responsibility statement
Miramax Films presents a Granada film ; a Noel Pearson production ; screenplay by Shane Connaughton and Jim Sheridan ; directed by Jim Sheridan
Runtime
103
Series statement
Miramax collector's series
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
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
Subject
- People with disabilities -- Drama
- Cerebral palsied children + Education -- Drama
- Cerebral palsied -- Drama
- Dublin (Ireland) -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- Cerebral palsied children + Family relationships -- Drama
- Film adaptations
- Biographical films
- DVDs
- Artists -- Drama
- Feature films
- Cerebral palsied children + Home care -- Drama
- Brown, Christy, 1932-1981 -- Film adaptations
- Brown, Christy, 1932-1981 -- Drama
Content
Actor
Is Part Of
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Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor13
- Genre4
- Subject14
- People with disabilities -- Drama
- Cerebral palsied children + Education -- Drama
- Cerebral palsied -- Drama
- Dublin (Ireland) -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- Cerebral palsied children + Family relationships -- Drama
- Film adaptations
- Biographical films
- DVDs
- Artists -- Drama
- Feature films
- Cerebral palsied children + Home care -- Drama
- Brown, Christy, 1932-1981 -- Film adaptations
- Brown, Christy, 1932-1981 -- Drama
- Content1
- Actor9
- Is Part Of1
- Mapped to1