TY - ADVS AU - Sheridan,Jim AU - Pearson,Noel AU - Connaughton,Shane AU - Day-Lewis,Daniel AU - McAnally,Ray AU - Fricker,Brenda AU - Shaw,Fiona AU - O'Conor,Hugh AU - Dunbar,Adrian AU - McCabe,Ruth AU - Whelan,Alison AU - Cusack,Cyril AU - Sheridan,Kirsten AU - Brown,Christy AU - Bernstein,Elmer ED - Granada Films. ED - Ferndale Films (Firm) ED - Raidió Teilifís Éireann. ED - Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm) ED - Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm) ED - Miramax Films. TI - My left foot U1 - 791.4372 PY - 2014///] CY - Burbank, California PB - Miramax Home Entertainment, Lionsgate KW - Brown, Christy, KW - Young men KW - Drama KW - Cerebral palsied KW - People with disabilities KW - Cerebral palsied children KW - Education KW - Home care KW - Family relationships KW - Man-woman relationships N1 - Based upon the novel "My left foot" / by Christy Brown; 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.); Director of photography, Jack Conroy ; editor, J. Patrick Duffner ; music, by Elmer Bernstein; Cast: Daniel Day Lewis, Ray McAnally, Brenda Fricker, Fiona Shaw, Hugh O'Conor, Adrian Dunbar, Ruth McCabe, Alison Whelan, Cyril Cusack, Kirsten Sheridan N2 - 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 ER -