A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle.
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.
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Earnest, classical in form, resolved and prestige.
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- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Jan 20257/10
There's a pretty fine line between mimicry and acting, and acting that's natural and that which has been rehearsed to within an inch of it's life. I think it's very much the natural that Daniel Day-Lewis delivers here, as does Hugh O'Conor as his younger persona, as we learn of the upbringing of a young lad born with very limited movement and learning difficulties, but a mind that's clearly sharp and a face that's expressive. His family, a typically large one, is headed up by his dad (Ray McAnally) who presents us with a variation on the usual theme of father who comes home from work then hits the pub, then the family. He's ultimately a loving man who deeply cares for his young son, as does his mam (Brenda Fricker) who must juggle the plates of her other children, making ends meet and gradually understanding and providing for the stimulation that their young son "Christy" is clearly craving. It's moving but not in a sentimental way; it looks at an Irish society that can be hugely judgemental but also hugely kind. It personifies well the difficulties faced by many a working class family, even those with solely abled-bodied members; it questions some of the more traditional "Christia
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Cast
- Daniel Day-LewisChristy Brown
- Brenda FrickerMrs. Brown
- Alison WhelanSheila
- Kirsten SheridanSharon
- Declan CroghanTom
- Eanna MacLiamBenny
- Marie ConmeeSadie
- Cyril CusackLord Castlewelland
- Phelim DrewBrian
- Ruth McCabeMary
Crew
- Jim SheridanDirector
- Jim SheridanScreenplay
- Shane ConnaughtonScreenplay
- Jack ConroyDirector of Photography
- Elmer BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
- J. Patrick DuffnerEditor
- Noel PearsonProducer
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