Christy Brown: Self Portrait review – A deep dive into his art, abuse, alcoholism and deeply unhappy ending
Christy Brown: Self Portrait tells the darker side of the artist’s life – a far cry from the happy ending in My Left Foot
Christy Brown wanted to be known as a great poet. Photo: Andrew Whittuck/RTÉ
Who can ever forget the 1990 Academy Awards? The pride we all felt when Daniel Day-Lewis won Best Actor for his astonishing performance as Christy Brown in My Left Foot, and Brenda Fricker, who played Brown’s extraordinary mother Bridget, took Best Supporting Actress.
Ireland, a country not exactly recognised for its film industry, was suddenly, improbably, on the moviemaking map.
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