Cinematic background from My Left Foot 1989 - 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.

My Left Foot

1989

Biography, Drama

Directors:
Jim Sheridan
Writers:
Jim Sheridan, Shane Connaughton, Christy Brown
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Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A man and a woman standing in a kitchen next to an oven; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – An older woman in an apron is working in a kitchen; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A young man in a yellow vest looks at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A person sitting on a couch; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A man and a woman in a kitchen; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – An older man in a suit is holding a baby; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A woman writing on a piece of paper while sitting at a table with two other children; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A group of people standing on the side of the street; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A person sitting on a couch; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A woman in a brown jacket is talking to a boy; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A woman wearing a red dress and a black hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A woman with short hair is smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A woman sitting next to a man at a dinner table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – An older man wearing a black jacket and a purple tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A woman with short red hair is smiling at the camera; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A person wearing a sweater; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A group of men working together on a brick wall; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A woman and a man face to face in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – Two young women sitting next to each other on a wall; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A young girl with long hair and a white dress; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A man and a woman looking out of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A man in a suit and bow tie with a flower in his hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A man and a woman are eating food together; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A man blowing out candles on a birthday cake; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A man wearing a suit and bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A person with short brown hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A person wearing a shirt and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – An older man wearing a hat and overalls in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A person wearing a sweater; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A woman holding a brown purse in front of another woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A person wearing a brown sweater; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – An older woman helping a young boy read a book; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A man and a woman are talking to each other outside; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – An older man in a pinstriped suit and hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – An older man sitting in a chair holding a drink; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – An older woman wearing a blue shirt and a red sweater; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A woman sitting at a table talking to a nurse; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A group of people hanging clothes on a clothesline; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A man wearing a suit and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A man walking in a room with chairs around him; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A man in a red sweater with his eyes closed; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A woman in a strapless dress posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – An older man wearing a hat and a jacket talking to a younger man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A man in a red sweater sitting on the ground; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A woman with long blonde curly hair looking at a woman with long blonde curly hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A person looking up at something; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A group of men in suits and ties playing musical instruments; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – An older woman is talking to a younger man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A woman sitting in a chair holding an open book; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A young boy wearing a brown sweater looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A young boy with green eyes laying in a bed; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – An older man wearing a hat and a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – Two men are hugging each other in front of a door; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A woman with short red hair is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A group of people playing musical instruments in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – An older man sitting in a chair with his hand on his face; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A man in a hat is holding a coffee cup; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – Three young men standing on the side of the street; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A woman sitting in a chair holding a book; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – An older woman wearing a blue floral shirt; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A woman holding a cup in her hand while standing in front of a brick wall; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A boy is sitting in a chair reading a book; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A man standing in front of a window looking out; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A man in a bow tie is standing in front of a microphone and another man in a bow tie is standing in front of a microphone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A man and a woman sitting on a bed in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A man sitting in front of a mirror in front of a woman; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – An older man looking out a window with white curtains; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – A group of people standing in a room with chairs; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – An older man holding a microphone while a group of people play music; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Left Foot” (1989), directed by Jim Sheridan – Two women sitting next to each other on a couch; Medium shot, High angle