![]() I am especially touched by her determination to help him have a room for himself - a place to create - away from his many kindhearted, but boisterous siblings. The scene where she lights a candle in church with young Christy reminds me of all the times I've lit candles with my mom and paused to pray. Brown's resolve to help her son, I see my own mother's determination to help me, even though, thankfully, my struggles are not as trying as Christy Brown's battles. ![]() She teaches him the alphabet and saves money to buy him a wheelchair, which is no easy feat considering the family is impoverished and the father has a penchant for drinking and fighting. Christy Brown's mother carries him up the stairs when he is a young boy because his legs don't work. I watched the film with my own mother and one of the aspects of "My Left Foot" that I find the most moving is the relationship between mother and son. Daniel Day-Lewis and Brenda Fricker, who played Mr. ![]() (The film is based on his autobiography.) I wanted to watch the 1989 movie because while achieving a global audience, it is an Irish film. It is the true story of an Irishman suffering from severe cerebral palsy who against all odds went on to become an artist and writer. ![]() I took a movie break to watch "My Left Foot," starring Daniel Day-Lewis as Christy Brown. ![]()
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