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Disco Pigs is a 2001 ___MASK7___ film directed by Kirsten Sheridan and written by Enda Walsh , who adapted it from his 1996 play of the same name . Cillian Murphy and Elaine Cassidy star as Cork teenagers who have a lifelong , but unhealthy , friendship that is imploding as they approach adulthood . Cyril James Cusack ( 26 November 1910  7 October 1993 ) was an ___MASK7___ actor , who appeared in numerous films and television productions in a career lasting more than 70 years . Jim Sheridan ( born 6 February 1949 ) is an ___MASK7___ playwright , screenwriter , film director , and film producer . In the few years from 1989 to 1993 , Sheridan made three acclaimed films set in Ireland (" My Left Foot ", " The Field ", and " In the Name of the Father ") that between them received a remarkable 13 Academy Award nominations . Sheridan has personally received six Academy Award nominations . In addition to the above - mentioned films , he is also known for the films " The Boxer " and " In America ". Brenda Fricker ( born 17 February 1945 ) is an ___MASK7___ actress of theatre , film and television . She has appeared in more than 30 films and television roles . In 1989 , she became the first ___MASK7___ actress to win an Oscar , earning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for " My Left Foot ". As of July 2014 , she has tentatively retired from acting . Cerebral palsy ( CP ) is a group of permanent movement disorders that appear in early childhood . Signs and symptoms vary among people . Often , symptoms include poor coordination , stiff muscles , weak muscles , and tremors . There may be problems with sensation , vision , hearing , swallowing , and speaking . Often babies with cerebral palsy do not roll over , sit , crawl , or walk as early as other children of their age . Difficulty with the ability to think or reason and seizures each occurs in about one third of people with CP . While the symptoms may get more noticeable over the first few years of life , the underlying problems do not worsen over time . Cerebral palsy is caused by abnormal development or damage to the parts of the brain that control movement , balance , and posture . Most often the problems occur during pregnancy ; however , they may also occur during childbirth , or shortly after birth . Often the cause is unknown . Risk factors include preterm birth , being a twin , certain infections during pregnancy such as toxoplasmosis or rubella , exposure to methylmercury during pregnancy , a difficult delivery , and head trauma during the first few years of life , among others . About 2 % of cases are believed to be due to an inherited genetic cause . A number of sub - types are classified based on the specific problems present . For example , those with stiff muscles have spastic cerebral palsy , those with poor coordination have ataxic cerebral palsy , and those with writhing movements have athetoid cerebral palsy . Diagnosis is based on the child ' s development over time . Blood tests and medical imaging may be used to rule out other possible causes . CP is partly preventable through immunization of the mother and efforts to prevent head injuries in children such as through improved safety . There is no cure for CP ; however , supportive treatments , medications , and surgery may help many individuals . This may include physical therapy , occupational therapy , and speech therapy . Medications such as diazepam , baclofen , and botulinum toxin may help relax stiff muscles . Surgery may include lengthening muscles and cutting overly active nerves . Often external braces and other assistive technology are helpful . Some affected children can achieve near normal adult lives with appropriate treatment . While alternative medicines are frequently used there is no evidence to support their use . CP is the most common movement disorder in children . It occurs in about 2 . 1 per 1 , 000 live births . Cerebral palsy has been documented throughout history with the first known descriptions occurring in the work of Hippocrates in the 5th century BCE . Extensive study of the condition began in the 19th century by William John Little , after whom spastic diplegia was called " Little disease ". William Osler first named it " cerebral palsy " from the ___MASK68___ " zerebrale Kinderlähmung " ( cerebral child - paralysis ). A number of potential treatments are being examined , including stem cell therapy . However , more research is required to determine if it is effective and safe . Paralysis is loss of muscle function for one or more muscles . Paralysis accompanied by a loss of feeling ( sensory loss ) in the affected area if there is sensory damage as well as motor . About 1 in 50 people in the U . S . have been diagnosed with some form of paralysis , transient or permanent . The word comes from the ___MASK57___  , " disabling of the nerves ", itself from  (" para "), " beside , by " and  (" lysis "), " losing " and that from  (" lu "), " to lose ". A paralysis accompanied by involuntary tremors is usually called " palsy ". Christy Brown ( 5 June 1932  7 September 1981 ) was an ___MASK7___ writer and painter who had cerebral palsy and was able to write or type only with the toes of one foot . His most recognized work is his autobiography , titled " My Left Foot " ( 1954 ). It was later made into a 1989 Academy Award - winning film of the same name , starring Daniel - Day Lewis as Brown . Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day - Lewis ( born 29 April 1957 ) is an ___MASK59___ actor . He holds both British and Irish citizenship . Born and raised in London , he excelled on stage at the National Youth Theatre , before being accepted at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School , which he attended for three years . Despite his traditional actor training at the Bristol Old Vic , he is considered to be a method actor , known for his constant devotion to and research of his roles . He often remains completely in character for the duration of the shooting schedules of his films , even to the point of adversely affecting his health . He is one of the most selective actors in the film industry , having starred in only five films since 1998 , with as many as five years between roles . Protective of his private life , he rarely gives interviews and makes very few public appearances . In ___MASK57___ mythology , Electra (" lektra ") was the daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra , and thus princess of Argos . She and her brother Orestes plotted revenge against their mother Clytemnestra and stepfather Aegisthus for the murder of their father , Agamemnon . My Left Foot : The Story of Christy Brown is a 1989 ___MASK7___ drama film directed by Jim Sheridan and starring Daniel Day - Lewis . It tells the story of Christy Brown , an Irishman born with cerebral palsy , who could control only his left foot . Christy Brown grew up in a poor , working - class family , and became a writer and artist . The film also stars Ray McAnally , Brenda Fricker , Fiona Shaw , Julie Hale , Alison Whelan , Kirsten Sheridan , Declan Croghan , Eanna MacLiam , Marie Conmee , and Cyril Cusack . It is a partly fictional biography , adapted by Shane Connaughton and Jim Sheridan from the book of the same name by Christy Brown . The film was well received by critics and audiences alike . Daniel Day - Lewis and Brenda Fricker won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Actress in a Supporting Role , respectively , and was nominated for three more awards , Best Adapted Screenplay for Shane Connaughton and Jim Sheridan , Best Director for Sheridan and the Academy Award for Best Picture . Ray McAnally ( 30 March 1926  15 June 1989 ) was an ___MASK7___ actor . He was the winner of four BAFTA awards in the late 1980s : twice for Best Supporting Actor ( for the " The Mission " in 1986 and " My Left Foot " in 1989 ), and twice for Best Actor in the television category ( for " A Perfect Spy " in 1988 and " A Very British Coup " in 1989 ). In ___MASK57___ mythology , Medea (" Mdeia ") is a sorceress who was the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis , niece of Circe , granddaughter of the sun god Helios , and later wife to the hero Jason . In Euripides ' s play " Medea ", Jason abandons Medea when Creon , king of Corinth , offers his daughter Glauce . The play tells of Medea avenging her husband ' s betrayal by killing their children . Derived via ___MASK80___ from the ___MASK57___ " spastikos " (" drawing in " or " tugging "), the word spastic refers to an alteration in muscle tone affected by the medical condition spasticity , which is seen in spastic diplegia and many other forms of cerebral palsy and also in terms such as " spastic colon ". Shane Connaughton ( born 4 April 1941 in Kingscourt .) is an ___MASK7___ writer and actor , probably best known as co - writer of the Academy Award - nominated screenplay for " My Left Foot ". He also co - wrote the screenplays for the Academy Award - winning 1980 short film " The Dollar Bottom " and 1992 film " The Playboys ", as well as other screenplays and plays . He won the Hennessy Award in 1985 . Kirsten Sheridan ( born July 14 , 1976 ) is an ___MASK7___ film director and screenwriter . The director of " August Rush " ( 2007 ) and " Disco Pigs " ( 2001 ), Sheridan was nominated for an Academy Award for co - writing the semi - autobiographical film " In America " with her father , director Jim Sheridan , and her sister , Naomi Sheridan . The Waste Land is a long poem by T . S . Eliot . It is widely regarded as one of the most important poems of the 20th century and a central work of modernist poetry . Published in 1922 , the 434 - line poem first appeared in the United Kingdom in the October issue of " The Criterion " and in the United States in the November issue of " The Dial ". It was published in book form in December 1922 . Among its famous phrases are " April is the cruellest month ", " I will show you fear in a handful of dust ", and the mantra in the ___MASK69___ language " Shantih shantih shantih ". Hippocrates of Kos (" Hippokráts "; 460  370 BC ), also known as Hippocrates II , was a ___MASK57___ physician of the Age of Pericles ( Classical Greece ), and is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine . He is referred to as the " Father of Modern Medicine " in recognition of his lasting contributions to the field as the founder of the Hippocratic School of Medicine . This intellectual school revolutionized medicine in ancient Greece , establishing it as a discipline distinct from other fields with which it had traditionally been associated ( theurgy and philosophy ), thus establishing medicine as a profession . William John Little ( 1810  1894 ) was an ___MASK59___ surgeon who is credited with the first medical identification of spastic diplegia , when he observed it in the 1860s amongst children . While spasticity surely existed before that point , Little was the first person to medically record the condition in writing . Thus , for many years , spastic diplegia was known as " Little ' s Disease "; only later did the name change . Also , Little founded the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital of London . Fiona Shaw , CBE ( born Fiona Mary Wilson ; 10 July 1958 ) is an ___MASK7___ actress and theatre and opera director , known for her role as Petunia Dursley in the " Harry Potter " films and her role as Marnie Stonebrook in season four of the HBO series " True Blood " ( 2011 ). She has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre , twice winning the Olivier Award for Best Actress ; for various roles including " Electra " in 1990 , and for " Machinal " in 1994 . She won the 1997 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance for " The Waste Land ". Her other stage work includes playing the title role in " Medea ", both in the West End and on Broadway ( 2001  02 ). She was awarded an Honorary CBE in 2001 .