"My Fair Lady" is often regarded as the most outstanding musical ever written, and certainly the greatest of the 1950s. Based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play "Pygmalion," the story revolves around Professor Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons to pass as a lady. Throughout the narrative, despite his cynical nature and struggle to understand women, Higgins becomes emotionally attached to her.
The plot draws inspiration from a Greek myth in which Pygmalion wished for a bride who would be "the living likeness of my ivory girl." When he returned home, he kissed his ivory statue and found that its lips felt warm. The Goddess Aphrodite granted Pygmalion's wish, bringing the ivory sculpture to life as a woman. Similarly, Doolittle undergoes a transformation. This storyline has also influenced other works, including "Pretty Woman," "Pinocchio," and various short stories and operas.
The musical features a story (book and lyrics) by Alan Jay Lerner, with music composed by Frederick Loewe. Its score includes some of the most famous songs in American musical theater, such as "Wouldn't It Be Loverly?", "With a Little Bit of Luck," "The Rain in Spain," "I Could Have Danced All Night," and "On the Street Where You Live.
This film won eight Academy Awards in 1964, including Best Picture. It stars Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle, a spirited, working-class street vendor from London, and Rex Harrison as Professor Higgins, who tries to transform Eliza into a sophisticated lady through his tutoring. One minor criticism is that Hepburn cannot sing, so all her songs are dubbed, except for one brief stanza where she begins to sing quietly. It leaves one to wonder how wonderful the performance would have been if Julie Andrews, the original choice for Eliza, had been cast in the role.
It's definitely a great and must-have addition to any home’s music collection.
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My Fair Lady [Blu-ray]
Audrey Hepburn
(Actor),
Rex Harrison
(Actor),
George Cukor
(Director)
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IMDb7.7/10.0
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Genre | Musical |
Format | Subtitled, Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, Box set, Widescreen |
Contributor | Audrey Hepburn, Theodore Bikel, Stanley Holloway, Jeremy Brett, Herman Levin, Isobel Elsom, John Holland, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Rex Harrison, Gladys Cooper, Mona Washbourne, Jack L. Warner, George Cukor See more |
Language | English |
Runtime | 2 hours and 52 minutes |
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Professor Henry Higgins bets he can refine cockney Eliza Doolittle. Oscars for best picture, director George Cukor, actor Harrison.
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : G (General Audience)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 8 ounces
- Item model number : 7915394
- Director : George Cukor
- Media Format : Subtitled, Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, Box set, Widescreen
- Run time : 2 hours and 52 minutes
- Release date : October 27, 2015
- Actors : Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Gladys Cooper
- Subtitles: : French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, English, Danish, Swedish, Italian, Norwegian
- Producers : Jack L. Warner, Herman Levin
- Studio : Paramount
- ASIN : B00NN78PKY
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #37,164 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #13,610 in Blu-ray
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5 out of 5 stars
A Fabulous Classical Movie To Watch Over And Over Again!
What's not to like about the lovely Audrey Hepburn and the movie My Fair Lady? Both the actress and this movie will never go out of style!My Fair Lady is a timeless classic to watch over and over again. I highly recommend this product.
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2025What's not to like about the lovely Audrey Hepburn and the movie My Fair Lady? Both the actress and this movie will never go out of style!
My Fair Lady is a timeless classic to watch over and over again. I highly recommend this product.
5.0 out of 5 starsWhat's not to like about the lovely Audrey Hepburn and the movie My Fair Lady? Both the actress and this movie will never go out of style!A Fabulous Classical Movie To Watch Over And Over Again!
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2025
My Fair Lady is a timeless classic to watch over and over again. I highly recommend this product.
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2025It was literally eye popping watching this in 4K for the first time. In fact, it felt like watching it for the first time again. You can literally see the rain on the cobblestones in this presentation. Just stunningly beautiful. Not a penny was wasted on this purchase.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2024I enjoyed this movie and am glad that it was rentable. I am not sure I would want to own it, as I do not think I will watch it again, but I did enjoy renting it. A movie like this would never be possible to make today. First, because of the story line and the script would never be approved to be made by any studio. I liked how it told the story though because we can not erase history and it tells what life may have been like at the time it was cast to be in high society. The acting was good and the story line was original, I did not know what was going to happen or where the story was going. It was funny and the cinematography of the way they filmed it was also really neat. The equipment they used to film this had I believe a short window as you see few films this old that are filmed this well and the new equipment can not capture the colors and look that the equipment used to make this movie did for it. That is a art in and of itself. The movie as a whole was like a fairytale or dream in that it captures what takes you to another world, another time or a parallel universe in which a story like this was told. A film like this is rare, very rare. If you take offense to a story line that is politically incorrect you will likely not enjoy this movie and it may trigger you, but if you can watch it from history and observe and not allow another time and another world to trigger you, then this is a wonderful movie. I am not sure I would allow younger kids to watch this though, this is not like Mary Poppins or the Sound of Music, it is for a older audience.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2024Based on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, My Fair Lady has never ceased to delight audiences since its debut in the 1960s. Three generations in our family have enjoyed this classic. The story of a flower girl turned into a "duchess" through the arts of speech correction in the hands of a misogynistic languages professor, the story tracks the ups and downs of emotion as the poor girl is removed from her lower class environment into genteel society.
The music is enthralling as are the lyrics. For all of us raised in the 1950s and 1960s this was a movie that provided great entertainment with little or no filters needed. In today's world with its decorum and proprieties, some may find the 1940s story and the 1960s worry some. Our 32 year old daughter enjoyed the movie as a classic.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2024Singing by a young Jeremy Brett, sans Watson. If you like to watch and discuss movies this is a great one. The story is timeless and challenges assumptions on many levels. It is a commentary on the 1910 London social life and their assumptions, the story experiencing depictions and revisions from the 19 'teens, untill this century--too many to list, stage and film, and this version filmed in '64. A Lerner and Lowe musical, broadwayed, hollywooded, and finally digitally remastered. 8 academy awards, Rex Harrison, Audrey Hepburn, a great cast of familiar faces as supporting cast and of all people, Jeremy phreaking Brett singing! Julie would have been great as Eliza, but then would have missed being great as Mary. Worth it.
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- MariaReviewed in Canada on January 18, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect gift for mom
Ordered this for my mom as it's one of her classic favorites she loves this movie
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Annette HeerdtReviewed in Germany on January 10, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars Etwas aus der Zeit gefallen
Man muss es mögen! Es war eine andere Zeit. Ich habe gewusst, was mich erwartet und finde den Film toll.
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Ana Gil benetReviewed in Spain on December 27, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Producto impecable
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- Michael A VanderosenReviewed in Sweden on January 3, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Great to see this wonderful film once again... Thanks for speedy dispatch and arrival!
Great to see this wonderful film once again... Thanks for speedy dispatch and arrival!
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EricJReviewed in France on December 17, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars Une comedie musicale éjouissante et magnifique
My fair lady, un film à voir et revoir sans fin. Un cinémascope aux magnifiques couleurs, des décors et costumes splendides, une histoire simple mais touchante, pleine d'humour et superbement interprétée par Audrey Hepburn et Rex Harrison, et de bons seconds rôle. Un film à voir particulièrement à Noël. Quel régal de diposer également d'un support blu ray qui rend totalement hommage aux qualités intrinsèques de cette œuvre, avec en plus des bonus complétant la comprehension sur la construction et l'environnement du film. Un vrai régal qui redonne du tonus.