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My Fair Lady. Pygmalion (play). George Bernard Shaw 1913. My Fair Lady. 1964 A musical film adaption won eight Oscars :Best Picture , Directing , Best Actor , Costume Design …. The story.
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Pygmalion (play) George Bernard Shaw 1913
My Fair Lady • 1964 • A musical film adaption • won eight Oscars :Best Picture , Directing , Best Actor , Costume Design …
The story • It tells the story of Henry Higgins, a professor of phonetics who makes a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering that he can successfully take a Cockney flower girl to a embassy ball, Eliza Doolittle, as a refined society lady by teaching her how to speak with an upper class accent and training her in etiquette.
Characters • Henry Higgins • Eliza Doolittle • Colonel Hugh Pickering • Alfred P. Doolittle • Zoltan Karpathy • Freddy Eynsford-Hill
Henry Higgins • professor of phonetics • I'm an Ordinary Man • I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face
Eliza Doolittle • Just You Wait • Rain in Spain • Without You http://www.allmusicals.com/lyrics/myfairlady/withoutyou.htm • I Could Have Danced All Night
Alfred P. Doolittle • Why can he plays an important role in this play? • With a Little Bit of Luck • Get Me to the Church on Time
Colonel Hugh Pickering • He does not sing in this film!
The Ending • Pygmalion’s ending • My Fair Lady’s ending
My Affections • Why did the original play name Pygmalion? • The interaction with men and women • poverty gap • Audrey Hepburn!!!