My Left Foot (1989) tells the true story of Christy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, thought to be an idiot as a child, only able to control one part of his body, his left foot. But he uses that part to communicate, and to show that he does possess a keen intellect.
Born into a poor family in Ireland, Christy Brown is one of more than a dozen kids, and the family did not have the means to treat him as special. So he played soccer and looked at girlie mags and participated in the neighborhood like all the other kids. But, he could not fully participate as he started becoming a man, and became more isolated.
Soon, he was able to enter a new special program for people with cerebral palsy, and this started him writing, and helped him continue with his art work. Through ups and downs, his mother stuck with him, sometimes pushing him, and always loving him.
Daniel Day-Lewis won an Oscar for his portrayal of Christy Brown, and deserved it. He does an amazing job, really capturing the loneliness, the joys and the frustrations of a creative man caught in a body that did not want to yield the creative impulses.
Excellent movie.
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