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My Left Foot

Movie · 1979 · 103 min

A warm, wrenching portrait of a life lived against the odds, anchored by a performance of startling physicality and heart.

About
1989 film directed by Jim Sheridan
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Year
1979
Runtime
103 min
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • isolation
  • love
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour4
Realism9
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, biographical, film based on a book
Directed by
Jim Sheridan
Written by
Jim Sheridan, Shane Connaughton
Starring
Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Fiona Shaw, Cyril Cusack, Ray McAnally, Kirsten Sheridan, Adrian Dunbar, Hugh O'Conor
Music
Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography
Jack Conroy
Runtime
103 min
Country
Ireland, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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