Gaby: A True Story

1987 "The mind sets limitations. The heart surpasses them."
6.8| 1h50m| R| en| More Info
Released: 30 October 1987 Released
Producted By: TriStar Pictures
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The life of Gaby Brimmer, a girl physically handicapped, who finally gets her goals of study and triumph.

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Drama, Romance

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Director

Luis Mandoki

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TriStar Pictures

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Gaby: A True Story Audience Reviews

VividSimon Simply Perfect
Ensofter Overrated and overhyped
Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.
Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
fertilecelluloid This is one stunning drama that never misses a beat.Gaby, suffering from cerebral palsy, overcomes enormous challenges with the help of a Mexican maid and supportive parents.But this summary barely does justice to this perfectly directed and acted drama.The score, by Maurice Jarre, is simply stunning, and the performances (all of them) are spot-on.I adore this movie and count it as one of my Top Ten of All Time.
Inserts I loved this movie which was released in the same era as "My Left Foot". I consider "Gaby: A True Story" an equal in quality to that movie, and I hope that it will some day receive the attention it deserves. The performance by the female lead is as haunting as the story itself.
Robert Reynolds This is an excellent film, with a well-written script and fine performances, particularly by Rachel Levin and Norma Aleandro. The comments that are placed at the front page for this film are incorrect factually on one point: My Left Foot was released two years after this film, not concurrently. For what it's worth, I have Cerebral Palsy. Both Levin and Day-Lewis deliver stunning work in their respective roles, but my view is that MLF is a slightly better film and both are magnificent and worth seeing. Anyone interested in either should by all means watch King Gimp as well, a documentary on Dan Keplinger, an artist with Cerebral Palsy. This film, and the other two, are most highly recommended.
jtur88 This film was released the same year as "My Left Foot"---and as so often happens, the Better film gets ignored and the inferior wins the Oscars. This is a genuinely quality performance by every member of the cast, and it deals with the same subject matter as MLF: a child who grows up with a mental gift, a disabled body, and all the tugged heartstrings that are essential to the cinema. Rachel Levin plays the Day-Lewis part even more convincingly, and Norma Aleandro is never less than superb.