![]() The film stars Daniel Day Lewis playing the part of Christy as a teenager and adult, a role that has to be one of the most demanding in the history of cinema.ĭay Lewis first came to prominence internationally with "My Beautiful Laundrette," in which he played a gay punk, and "A Room With a View," as an effete snob - two roles that couldn't have been more different. ![]() ![]() With that foot he learned to paint, write, type and essentially communicate, though he eventually learned to speak clearly enough so that people could understand him. He probably wanted more than anything else to simply be accepted for who he was, but his frustrations at the limitations life placed on him were not well hidden.īrown was a cerebral palsy victim with his left foot the only appendage over which he had complete control. Irish writer/artist Christy Brown, as portrayed in the new film "My Left Foot," had a rather volatile personality, along with a dry wit. ![]()
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