Left Foot worth

sees (Cineplex

My Left Foot
Rated M (at the

Odeon Films)
Roval Centre)

hristy Brown had
more talent in his left
foot than most people

have in their entire bodies.
The fact that it was the only
limb he could control (ce-
rebral palsy claimed the rest)
is just one of many hard-
ships he would overcome to
achieve acclaim as a writer,
painter and poet.

He was also crippled by pover-
ty, and by an almost total lack of
recognition as a human being. For
the first nine years of his lite
(brilliantly played by Hugh
O’Cononr), he was thought of by
his Dublin neighbors as little more
than a pitiable half-wit whose only
mobility was over the shoulder of
a family member.

But Christy’s mother woulc'n’t
give up on him, even thougl! his
father wasn't as convinced of his
son’s latent potential. His dozen or
so siblings protected him trom
other children and, although they
frequently subsisted on meagre
meals, he never suffered from
emotional malnourishment.

A breakthrough came when the
boy clutched a piece of chalk be-
tween the toes of his left foot and
scrawled with superhuman effort
the one word all Irish men hold
dear to their hearts — mother.

Daniel Day Lewis is astonishing
as the alder Christy, avoiding any

Artist’s works
to be exhibited

A NEW exhibit by artist Alan
Reynolds opens at North Van-
couver City Gallery tomorrow.

Reynolds seeks to mirror his real
and imaginary feelings of the
world around him in his paintings,
whether it be China, 8.C.,
Holland, Italy or England.

His subjects include landscapes,
seascapes, portraits and still life in
a realistic style. in the last year,
however, he has painted semi-
abstract works.

Current president of the West
Vancouver Sketch Club, Reynolds’
work can be viewed Monday to
Friday from 8:30-4:30 p.m. at 141
West 14th Street. .

TIM
BELL

film review

trappings of sentimentality. while
still winning our admiration,
Brown could be cruel and had a
taste for the bottle, but ulimately
his razor-sharp humor and in-
telligence erased any question of
his being a cripple.

First-time director Jim Sheridan
has made a dazzling debut, cap-
turing the romance of the trish as
convincingly as John Ford did in
The Quiet Man.

It’s got top-notch acting. humor,
heart-break and a story of courage
set in the Emerald Isle — what
more do you need? If I'd seen this
last year, it would have been my
choice as best picture.
Dodsworth **** (Embassy Home

look

Video) Unrated

Here's anim thats over a halt
centaty old. the stars are ower 40,
and the stars ts simphaity uselt

A middle-aged man Walter
Houstons retires and heads out on
an ocean Crume with he vounger
site (Ruth Chatterton) Alony the
way, they discover haw littl: they
know about each other, and how
little they want to extend the rela:
Honship,

Its greatoess comes in the sheer
imelligence of the writing, the per
formances, and those intangibles
we associate with the Golden Age
of movies.

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presents
Dance is here!

Judith Marcuse dunce Company
February 23 & 24, 8:00 pm

Judith Marcuse Dance Company cffers an exhilarating range of
ballets from Canada and abroad. This program will feature a
world premiere of a new work by Judith Marcuse. Tickets: $15

Adults. $10 Snrs/Stds.

Mascall Dance

March 11 at 8:00 pm

A radiant and imaginative performer, Jennifer Mascall’s work is so
varied that she is impossible to categorize "A maverick” of modern
dance. This performance will feature a world premiere of a new
work by Mascall. Tickets: $12 Adults, $10 Snrs/Stds.

Serge Bennathanss

‘The Song of the Nightingale"
April 5, 6 & 7 at 8:30 pm

The world premiere of a full length modern ballet. Created with
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