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Originally posted by ZUBi
jep, 2 oscars
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Mate, it's on the DVD cover pic you posted.
I actually watched this film several times, cos this was in my Year 12 English cirriculum (we have to watch the film, discuss it and write essays about it).
I remembered that the Irish-English (especially when Christy speaks) was so difficult to understand I have to get a subtitled tape to finally get some ideas what's spoken on screen.
My only criticism is that the film doesn't really go into the minds of Christy. Rather we witness the events from a bystanders' pov. That may work up to the point that
we realise Christy is not mentally disabled, but I wanna know what he thinks from the point forward, espacially when he's working on his paintings. He's pretty much like a hot-blooded Irish full of pride rather than a genius painter.
Come to think of it, there's not much shown of the development of his relationship with Mary as well. 'What changes her heart?' is not really apparent to me.
Still, this is one of the underrated movies of all time. And then there's the midday TV version - many scenes from the present time crosscutting the flashbacks were cut. It was almost a different film.
One of the earliest DVDs I bought. Sadly it's fullscreen (not sure if it's open-matte?) and is now out of print.
MOVIE TALK: My Left Foot (1989)
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