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My fair lady

Summary: Arrogant, irascible, and misogynistic professor of phonetics Henry Higgins believes that the accent and tone of one's voice determines a person's prospects in society. He boasts to a new acquaintance, Colonel Hugh Pickering--also an expert in phonetics--that he could teach any woman to speak so "properly" that he could pass her off as a duchess at an embassy ball. He chooses as an example a sassy, young working-class London flower seller from the slums, Eliza Doolittle, who has a strong Cockney accent. Can Higgins turn Eliza into a duchess? And will Eliza care to remain a lady for long? When the humble flower girl blossoms into the toast of London's elite, her teacher may have a lesson or two to learn himself.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781415751565
  • ISBN: 1415751560
  • Physical Description: videorecording
    videodisc
    1 videodisc (172 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Pictures ; Hollywood, CA Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, c2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based upon the musical play produced on the stage by Herman Levin, book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Frederick Loewe, from a play by Bernard Shaw.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1964.
Special features: Audio commentary; Vintage featurettes: 1963 production kick-off dinner (b&w) (23 min.); George Cukor directs Baroness Bina Rothchild [audio with slide show] (3 min.); The fairest "Fair Lady" (10 min.); Los Angeles premiere (b&w) (5 min.); Rex Harrison Golden Globe acceptance speech (1 min.); Academy Awards ceremony highlights (b&w) ( 30 sec.); Alternate Audrey Hepburn vocals; Posters and lobby cards with Rex Harrison radio interview [slide show] (1 min.); Comments on a lady (2 min.); Trailers (9 min.).
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Harry Stradling ; art director, Gene Allen ; editor, William Ziegler ; set decorator, George James Hopkins ; choreographer, Hermes Pan ; additional music by Frederick Loewe ; vocal arrangements, Robert Tucker ; costumes, scenery, and production designed by Cecil Beaton ; music supervised and conducted by André Previn ; restored by Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz.
Participant or Performer Note: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Gladys Cooper, Jeremy Brett, Theodore Bikel, Mona Washbourne, Isobel Elsom, John Holland.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: Rated G; Canadian Home Video rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital stereo; widescreen presentation, enhanced for 16x9 televisions .
Language Note:
In English dialogue with optional subtitles in Brazilian Portuguese; closed captioned.
Awards Note:
Winner, 1965 Academy Awards for Best Sound--George Groves; Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color--Gene Allen, Cecil Beaton, George James Hopkins; Best Costume Design, Color--Cecil Beaton; Best Cinematography, Color--Harry Stradling Sr.; Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment--André Previn; Best Actor in a Leading Role--Rex Harrison; Best Director--George Cukor; Best Picture--Jack L. Warner.
Subject: Melodrama
London (England) Drama
London (England) Social life and customs 20th century Drama
City and town life England London Drama
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) Drama
Women Social conditions Drama
Man-woman relationships Drama
Speech and social status Drama
Working class Drama
Women Conduct of life Drama
Single women Drama
Genre: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Romance films.
Musical films.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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Kirtland Community College Library PN 1997 .M943 2009 30542700 Media Library-Circulating Collection Available -


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