Pygmalion

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In George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion a phonetician believes the power of speech is such that he can introduce a Cockn... (more)

In George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion a phonetician believes the power of speech is such that he can introduce a Cockney flower girl to polite society after careful language and etiquette training, and no one will discern her true roots. The professor and the flower girl grown close, but after her successful debut she rejects the professor and his overbearing ways for a poor gentleman. The most famous adaptation of the play is the 1964 film My Fair Lady, starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison. (less)

Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work Pygmalion, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a ... (more)

Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work Pygmalion, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author. (less)

Cranky Professor Henry Higgins (Leslie Howard) takes a bet that he can turn Cockney guttersnipe Eliza Doolittle (Wendy H... (more)

Cranky Professor Henry Higgins (Leslie Howard) takes a bet that he can turn Cockney guttersnipe Eliza Doolittle (Wendy Hiller) into a proper lady in a mere six months in this delightful comedy of bad manners, based on the play by George Bernard Shaw. This Academy Award, winning inspiration for Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady was directed by Anthony Asquith and star Howard, edited by David Lean, and scripted by Shaw himself. (less)

A stuffy professor of phonetics takes a bet that in six months time he can turn a Cockney flower seller into a lady he c... (more)

A stuffy professor of phonetics takes a bet that in six months time he can turn a Cockney flower seller into a lady he could pass off as a duchess. (less)