My Left Foot / via Facebook
The first glimpse of Daniel Day-Lewis in this 1989 film is his foot, gingerly retrieving an LP from its sleeve and placing it on the turntable. Day-Lewis earned an Oscar for playing a young man contorted by cerebral palsy but determined to overcome his physical barriers. Director Jim Sheridan recreates hard-edged working-class Ireland of the 1950s and the narrow but good-hearted community that eventually supported the boy.
