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EMBED for wordpress. Want more? Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! Publication date Usage Public Domain Topics librivox , audiobook , audio book , literature , shaw , pygmalion , drama , play , linguistics, language , accent , English , my fair lady , play ,. Pygmalion is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name.
It tells the story of Henry Higgins, a professor of phonetics based on phonetician Henry Sweet , who makes a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering that he can successfully pass off a Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, as a refined society lady by teaching her how to speak with an upper class accent and training her in etiquette.
Loosely based on the Greek myth "Pygmalion" a Cypriot sculptor who carved a woman out of ivory but his statue was so fair and realistic that he fell in love with it. However he discovers that this involves dealing with a human being with ideas of her own.
Contact Information www. Sound sound Year Reviewer: Big Boomer - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - July 21, Subject: Delightful Playing Eliza Doolitle not only earned Dame Wendy Hiller her first Academy Award Nomination she lost to Bette Davis but a place in history as the first British actress to utter "bloody" on the screen.
This is a delightful film It is his brilliance that makes this film live, aided by a talented director. Non of the actors would shine without these originators and their performances, excellent, are brought to life through brilliant dialogue and direction. Excellent acting, costumes. I can't fault it!
Reviewer: astersattract - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - September 3, Subject: One of the greats Have watched this here several times. The film is practically perfect.
Reviewer: publismanlio - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 24, Subject: superb especially for the time Not many movies from this time period are great. This is a classic. Reviewer: bobdyslexic - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - February 18, Subject: What difference an Actor Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller create a choreography that transcends the dance.
One Oscar win for best screenplay. IMDB rating 7. Directed by Anthony Asquith and Leslie Howard. Released in UK. Complete print original UK release.
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