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Genre | Musical |
Format | Color, NTSC, Multiple Formats, Widescreen, Original recording remastered |
Contributor | Hyde-White, Wilfrid, Holloway, Stanley, Cukor, George, Cooper, Gladys, Harrison, Rex, Hepburn, Audrey, Brett, Jeremy See more |
Language | English |
Runtime | 2 hours and 50 minutes |
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My Fair Lady
A professor agrees to a wager that he can transform unrefined Cockney flower girl and make her a proper lady.
Director: George Cukor Writers: Alan Jay Lerner, George Bernard Shaw Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Gladys Cooper, Jeremy Brett Producer: Jack L. Warner
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Professor Henry Higgins bets he can refine cockney Eliza Doolittle. Oscars for best picture, director George Cukor, actor Harrison.
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : G (General Audience)
- Product Dimensions : 5.4 x 0.6 x 7.5 inches; 1.9 ounces
- Item model number : 871964
- Director : Cukor, George
- Media Format : Color, NTSC, Multiple Formats, Widescreen, Original recording remastered
- Run time : 2 hours and 50 minutes
- Release date : October 6, 2009
- Actors : Hepburn, Audrey, Harrison, Rex, Holloway, Stanley, Hyde-White, Wilfrid, Cooper, Gladys
- Subtitles: : Portuguese
- Language : Unqualified (DTS ES 6.1)
- Studio : Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- ASIN : B002HK9IDQ
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,103 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #11 in Musicals (Movies & TV)
- #21 in Romance (Movies & TV)
- #111 in Kids & Family DVDs
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This is the role for which Rex Harrison will always be remembered. And if he's a bit old for the part, we are still lucky to be able to see the brilliance or his "original" Henry Higgins. He's obnoxious, prejudiced, and insufferably full of himself and the importance of the English language. Yet, he is touched and changed by Eliza. Stanley Hollaway also reprises his role of Alfred Doolittle with the deft touch of the music hall veteran that he was.
Audrey Hepburn, the Julia Roberts of her day, is radiant, vulnerable, and finally regal as Eliza. It is one of her best performances, and a wonderful use of her talents as an actress, dancer, and star. The only drawback to using her is that she is primarily a dancer rather than a singer - and Eliza is a singer's role. A problem that was famously (infamously?) solved by dubbing much of her singing. I disagree with those who find the dubbing obvious - all movie musicals are dubbed. The only difference is that most actors lip-synch to their own voice rather than someone else's. (If you want to be picky - Barbra Streisand has a much greater problem with syncing to a pre-recorded track in "Funny Girl" that Hepburn does here.)
As for the issue of Julie vs. Audrey - I think we are all lucky to have had the enjoyment of seeing (or hearing) both actresses play the role. I really wouldn't want to be without either. Just as different actors bring their own qualities and point of view to new interpretations of "Hamlet" - Eliza is a part that demands the best of a performer.
The team behind the camera makes great contributions. Harry Stradling Sr.'s cinematography is great mainstream sixties camera work. What it lacks in invention it makes up for in the beauty of the lighting and compositions. Cecil Beaton reprises his Broadway role of costume and production designer (along with Gene Allan). He designed for the previous Lerner and Lowe film "Gigi", and he set a new standard in this film - particularly with the costumes. As a matter of fact, George Cukor pretty much gives him the Ascott scene as a costume set piece. (Hepburn's dress alone is a testament to how costume builders can take a few squiggly lines from a designer and turn them into a real work of art in fabric and feathers.)
It seems, however, that director George Cukor clearly does not have much of a hand for musicals - he films the action very conservatively and with few cuts and camera movements. He treats the legendary Broadway show pretty much as if he was filming Shaw's play. This gives the film a stiffness and stodginess that sometimes makes you wonder why all this is taking so long. Contrast this work with Robert Wise's "Sound of Music" which opened a year later. "Lady" is clearly the stronger source material, yet "Music" floats on the energy of its score and Ernest Lehman's script.
But while Cukor's vision does not add much to the property, he gets out of the way and lets his actors and production team put on a first class rendition of the show.
My Fair Lady is still a wonderful evening's entertainment. The cast, the score, the story, the design are all first rate. If it lacks a little in imagination and pace, well that's a small price to pay for a piece of theatrical legend.
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Following a bet with a Colonel Pickering, Professor Higgins claims he can pass Eliza off as a duchess at an Embassy Ball, the film follows her progress as Eliza struggles with the challenges of making the transition to her lifestyle and her studies but ultimately, succeeding.
The film is full of memorable songs such as "Wouldn't it be Love-rly", "With a Little bit of Luck", "Get me to the Church on Time" and lots more. My favourite line has to be from Eliza as she wails... "I'm a good girl I am!!"
Overall, a brilliant, funny and touching film that I shall be watching many times over.
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Das Musical basiert auf den Bühnenstück "Pygmalion" von George Bernard Shaw. Komponist war Frederic Loewe und die Lyrics stammten von Jay Lerner.
In der Broadwayversion spielte Julie Andrews das Blumenmädchen Eliza Doolittle. Doch die Produzenten setzten sich durch und engagierten die populäre Audrey Hepburn in der Hauptrolle durch. Man bot zuerst Cary Grant die Rolle von Professor Higgins an, aber der lehnte mit dem Kommentar ab, dass er sich den Film nie auschauen würde, wenn Rex Harrison nicht die Rolle des arroganten, aber sympathischen Phonetikprofessor bekommen würde.
Die Geschichte spielt im Jahr 1913 und zeigt das arme Blumenmädchen Eliza aus Cockney, die nach einer Theateraufführung diesen Sprachforscher belauscht und der mit Colonel Hugh Pickering, gespielt von Wilfrid Hyde White, wettet, dass er innerhalb von 6 Monaten den schrecklichen Cockney Akzent verschwinden lassen kann und ihr "richtiges Englisch" beibringen kann. So gut, dass sie in der High Society des edwardianischen London vorzeigbar wird.
Elizas Ziel ist es, in einem Blumenladen zu arbeiten, aber ihr Akzent macht das unmöglich. Am nächsten Morgen taucht Eliza bei Higgins zu Hause auf und sucht Unterricht. Pickering ist neugierig und bietet an, alle damit verbundenen Kosten zu übernehmen, wenn Higgins Erfolg hat. Higgins stimmt zu und beschreibt, wie Frauen Leben ruinieren können - er ist ein eingefleischter Junggeselle aus Überzeugung. Elizas Vater, Alfred P. Doolittle (Stanley Holloway), ein Müllmann, erfährt vom neuen Wohnsitz seiner Tochter. Drei Tage später taucht er bei Higgins auf, angeblich um die Tugend seiner Tochter zu schützen, in Wirklichkeit aber, um etwas Geld von Higgins zu erpressen, und wird mit 5 Pfund beruhigt. Higgins ist beeindruckt von der Ehrlichkeit des Mannes, seiner natürlichen Sprachbegabung und insbesondere seinem dreisten Mangel an Moral. Higgins empfiehlt Alfred einem wohlhabenden Amerikaner, der sich für Moral interessiert. Eliza erträgt Higgins' anspruchsvolle und manchmal grausame Lehrmethoden und die überhebliche Art, mit der sie von ihm persönlich behandelt wird, während die Bediensteten sich sowohl über den Lärm ärgern als auch Mitleid mit Higgins empfinden. Zunächst macht sie keine Fortschritte, aber gerade als Higgins und Pickering aufgeben wollen, kommt es zum Durchbruch mit "Es grünt, so grün wenn Spaniens Blüten blühen" Sie beginnt sofort mit einem tadellosen Akzent der Oberschicht zu sprechen und ist überglücklich über ihren Durchbruch und der Evergreen "I could have danced All Night" deutet an, dass sich Eliza in ihren strengen Lehrer verliebt hat. Als Probelauf nimmt Higgins sie mit zur Pferderennbahn Ascot, wo sie zunächst einen guten Eindruck macht, nur um alle zu schockieren, als sie plötzlich in vulgäres Cockney verfällt, während sie ein Pferd anfeuert. Higgins verbirgt teilweise ein Grinsen hinter seiner Hand. In Ascot trifft sie Freddy Eynsford-Hill (Jeremy Brett) einen jungen Mann aus der Oberschicht, der sich in sie verliebt und ebenfals einen echten Evergreen singen darf "On the Street Where You Live“. Anschließend nimmt Higgins Eliza mit auf einen Botschaftsball zur Abschlussprüfung...
Gladys Cooper ist in der Role als Mutter des Professors zu sehen und Theodore Bikel spielt den Zoltan Kaparthy. Auch weitere Lieder des Muscials wie "Wouldnt be lovely", "Get me on the church on Time" gingen ins kollektive Gedächnis über. Die Verfilmung ist perfekt, obwohl Audrey Hepburn in der Rolle der Eliza nicht allen gefiel. Doch inzwischen ist die Kritik verstummt. Rex Harrison und seine Partnerin passen perfekt in dieses magische Musical, dass immer wieder Freude bereitet, weil es so lebendig erscheint. "My Fair lady" ist trotz nostalgischer Note ein zeitloses Vergnügen.
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