My Fair Lady (1964) | |
| Director(s) | George Cukor |
| Producer(s) | Jack L. Warner |
| Top Genres | Drama, Family, Musical, Romance |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Book-Based, England, Professors, Rags to Riches, Romance (Musical), Socialites, Teachers |
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My Fair Lady Overview:
My Fair Lady (1964) was a Drama - Family Film directed by George Cukor and produced by Jack L. Warner.
The film was based on the musical of the same name written by Alan Jay Lerner performed at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, NY, & Broadhurst Theatre, NY & Broadway Theatre, NY from Mar 15, 1956 - Sep 29, 1962.
SYNOPSIS
Lerner and Loewe's Broadway success comes to the screen with a ravishing Hepburn in the title role made famous onstage by Julie Andrews and Harrison repeating the character of Dr. Henry Higgins. The now-familiar story of the Cockney market girl who conquers society as well as her mentor's heart is beautifully realized by Cukor, assisted by sets and costumes designed by famed photographer Cecil Beaton (the Ascot Races sequence is a virtual runway fashion show of Beaton's glamorous handiwork), and the invisible Marni Nixon as Hepburn's singing voice. Memorable songs include: "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face," "The Rain in Spain Stays Mainly in the Plain," and "You Did It!" among many others. This quintessential film musical was based on Shaw's 1913 play, Pygmalion. The 30th anniversary video includes a fully restored print, the original theatrical trailer, promotional film, and CBS news footage of the star-studded premiere.
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Academy Awards 1964 --- Ceremony Number 37 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Rex Harrison | Won |
| Best Supporting Actor | Stanley Holloway | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Gladys Cooper | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Gene Allen, Cecil Beaton; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins | Won |
| Best Cinematography | Harry Stradling | Won |
| Best Costume Design | Cecil Beaton | Won |
| Best Director | George Cukor | Won |
| Best Film Editing | William Ziegler | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Andre Previn | Won |
| Best Picture | Jack L. Warner, Producer | Won |
| Best Writing | Alan Jay Lerner | Nominated |
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Silver Screen Standards: Eliza?s Voice in My Fair Lady (1964)
By Jennifer Garlen on Aug 10, 2021 From Classic Movie Hub BlogSilver Screen Standards: Eliza?s Voice in My Fair Lady (1964) The socio-economic and geographical markers of dialect loom large in George Bernard Shaw?s influential play, Pygmalion, its 1938 film adaptation, and the splashy musical version that stars Audrey Hepburn as the fair lady of its title.... Read full article
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My Fair Lady (1964)
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By 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 19, 2014 From 4 Star FilmsAdapted from the play?Pygmalion, originally written by George Bernard Shaw,?My Fair Lady?stars Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison. It follows a speech therapist (Harrison) as he tries to win a bet with an old?acquaintance?that he can pass off a poor flower girl as a duchess. He takes Eliza Doolittle (H... Read full article
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Quotes from
Eliza Doolittle: It was very difficult. I should never have known how ladies and gentlemen really behaved, if it hadn't been for Colnel Pickering. He always showed what he thought and felt about me as if I were something better than a common flower girl. You see, Mrs. Higgins, apart from the things one can pick up, the difference between a lady and a flower girl is not how she behaves, but how she is treated. I shall always be a common flower girl to Professor Higgins, because he always treats me like a common flower girl, and always will. But I know that I shall always be a lady to Colonel Pickering, because he always treats me like a lady, and always will.
Mrs. Pearce: Here's the mail, sir.
Professor Henry Higgins: Well pay the bills, and say "No" to the invitations.
Cockney: We've got a bloomin' heiress in our midst. Will you be needing a butler, Eliza?
Eliza Doolittle: Well you won't do.
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Facts about
Rex Harrison was very disappointed when Audrey Hepburn was cast as Eliza, since he felt she was badly miscast and he had hoped to work with Julie Andrews. He told an interviewer, "Eliza Doolittle is supposed to be ill at ease in European ballrooms. Bloody Audrey has never spent a day in her life out of European ballrooms." Nevertheless, Harrison was once later asked to identify his favorite leading lady. Without hesitation, he replied, "Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady."
Cinematographer Harry Stradling Sr. also shot the 1938 straight filming of the play, "Pygmalion".
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