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Snobbish phonetics Professor Henry Higgins agrees to a wager that he can make flower girl Eliza Doolittle presentable in high society.
G | 2h 50min | Drama, Family, Musical |
Description
A Cockney waif is transformed by a linguistics professor into an elegant lady.
Media reviews
What distinguishes "My Fair Lady" above all is that it actually says something. It says it in a film of pointed words, unforgettable music and glorious images, but it says it. Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion" was a socialist attack on the British class system, and on the truth (as true when the film was
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made as when Shaw wrote his play) that an Englishman's destiny was largely determined by his accent. It allowed others to place him, and to keep him in his place. Show Less
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LibraryThing member comfypants
A cockney girl is trained to pass as an aristocrat at parties.
There are a number of very good parts, but they're scattered and sparse. The songs are almost all boring, and the action usually comes to a complete stop while we wait for them to finish singing. Even if the songs were good, they would
Concept: D
Story: B
Characters: A
Dialog: B
Pacing: D
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: D
Enjoyment: C
GPA: 2.3/4
There are a number of very good parts, but they're scattered and sparse. The songs are almost all boring, and the action usually comes to a complete stop while we wait for them to finish singing. Even if the songs were good, they would
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be an unwelcome interruption - and they go on like this for three hours.Concept: D
Story: B
Characters: A
Dialog: B
Pacing: D
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: D
Enjoyment: C
GPA: 2.3/4
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Awards
Academy Award (Nominee — Best Picture — 1964)
National Film Registry (2018)
Original publication date
1964-10-21