MyLeftFoot(1989)
Imaginebeingaprisonerofyourownbodyunabletomakeanymovementsexcepttomoveyourleftfoot.ThemaincharacterinMyLeftFootbasedontherealstoryofcerebralpalsy(大脑性麻痹)suffererChristyBrowncanhardlymovehismouthtospeakbutbycontrollinghisleftfoothe’sabletoexpresshimselfasanartistandpoet.ForhismovingperformanceofBrown DanielLewiswonhisfirstAcademyAwardforbestactor.
Shine(1996)
Doyouhaveatalentyou’reafraidtosharewiththeworld?DavidHelfgottseemedmeantfromchildhoodtobe“oneofthetrulygreatpianists”butthepressuresofperforming(andpleasinghisfather)resultedinacompletebreakdown.Tenyearsinamentalinstitutiondidn’tweakenHelfgott’smusicalgift.Whenhewasrediscoveredhewasplayingconcertosinabar. Shine receivedseven Oscarnominations(提名)andGeoffreyRush wonbestactorforhisperformanceofHelfgott.
LifeIsBeautiful(1997)
Nothing’smorepowerfulthanthelovebetweenaparentandachild.InthisheartbreakingItalianfilmafather(RobertoBenigni)makesanunbelievablesacrificeforhis4-year-oldson:trappedinaNaziconcentrationcampin1945theJewishmanconvinceshisboythattheyareplayingacomplexgame.Hemanagestosparehimthehorroroftheterriblewarandeveninhisfinalmomentsoflifekeepshissonsmilingandhopeful.BenigniwonthebestactorOscar.
Fewpeoplecaninspireusmorethanagoodteacher.JaimeEscalante(EdwardJamesOlmosgotOscarnominationforbestactor)isagreatone.EmployedatahighschoolwherekidsareexpectedtofailEscalantechallengeshismathstudentstostruggleforbetterthingslikegettinggoodgradesintheAPexam.DespitethedifficultiesintheirlivestheclassmatesachievetheirgoalsthankstoMr.Escalante’ssupport.TherealJaimeEscalantetheBestTeacherinAmericasaysthat StandandDeliver is “90%truth10%drama.”
A.ThemaincharacterinMyLeftFootisaprisoner
B.ThemaincharacterinMyLeftFootisadisabledperson