My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle.
Country
Production
Genre
Budget
$600 000
Box office
$14 743 391
Director
Actors
Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan, Declan Croghan, Eanna MacLiam, Marie Conmee, Cyril Cusack, Phelim Drew, Ruth McCabe
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Noel Pearson, Paul M. Heller, Steve Morrison
Camera operator
Jack Conroy
Composer
Artist
Austen Spriggs, Mark Geraghty
Audition
Nuala Moiselle
Editing
J. Patrick Duffner
Whole Team (40)
Whole Team (40)
Short description
No one expects much from Christy Brown, a boy with cerebral palsy born into a working-class Irish family. Though Christy is a spastic quadriplegic and essentially paralyzed, a miraculous event occurs when, at the age of 5, he demonstrates control of his left foot by using chalk to scrawl a word on the floor. With the help of his steely mother — and no shortage of grit and determination — Christy overcomes his infirmity to become a painter, poet and author.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on the story of Christy Brown (1932-1981), an Irish writer and artist born with cerebral palsy who was only able to write and paint with the toes of his left foot.
- According to a segment from the film on the special edition DVD, Daniel Day-Lewis broke two ribs while filming, assuming an awkward position in his wheelchair. Moreover, the actor stubbornly refused to break character, even visiting the canteen on set during his lunch break. Day-Lewis subsequently fully embodied his character Christy Brown before the arrival of his agent, who ended up leaving empty-handed.
- Many scenes in the film were shot using a mirror image, as the lead actor, Daniel Day-Lewis, could only act with a reasonable degree of confidence using his right leg.
- According to a clip from the special edition DVD, Daniel Day-Lewis broke two ribs while assuming an uncomfortable position in a wheelchair during filming. Moreover, the actor stubbornly refused to break character, even when visiting the set's canteen during lunch breaks. Day-Lewis also stayed in character as Christy Brown before the arrival of his agent, who ultimately left empty-handed.
- Many scenes in the film were shot in a mirror, as lead actor Daniel Day-Lewis could only move with relative confidence using his right leg.
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