Discuss the different ways of representing class conflicts. Pygmalion‚ Bernard Shaw‚ 1914 My Fair Lady‚ George Cukor‚ 1964 “As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men‚ I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.” This famous quotation of French playwright Molière proves how powerfully theater and social criticism are linked‚ and how in its different genres‚ drama as well as comedy‚ theater can‚ and maybe must‚ be a way of communicating and expressing the human and society’s flaws
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My Fair Lady and Pygmalion: Connections and Contrasts Through the years‚ countless film directors have adapted and recreated various novels and plays to make them ideal for the big-screen. In many cases‚ directors strive to keep their screenplay adaptations true to the original literature; however‚ viewers often find contrasts in certain areas of the film. George Bernard Shaw‚ author of the play Pygmalion‚ who had passed away prior to the production of My Fair Lady in 1964‚ therefore‚ he
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Pygmalion vs. My Fair LadyThe Academy Award-winning musical film My Fair Lady produced by George Cukor in 1964‚ was based on the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw written in 1913. Although‚ the basic story line and underlying themes are the same‚ there are a number of differences between the two famous works. The most pronounced difference is that My Fair Lady had songs added to the dialogue. Furthermore‚ Pygmalion deals with many of the social issues that were occurring during the Victorian
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and the movie should remain true to mid-weighted aspects of the original source. George Cukor’s My Fair Lady shares a practically identical plot with its source material‚ George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion. This being said‚ certain aspects of the overall story are brought to the forefront or hidden through My Fair Lady’s use of song and dance. When the audience examines the small but important differences in the scripts of both works‚ it is evident that these alterations change the tone of the story
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The movie My Fair Lady satisfies the four elements that define fine arts. These elements include music‚ dance art and drama. Although the movie is set in a different time period‚ it still manages to successfully convey the important facets of fine arts. The movie My Fair Lady is a 1960’s musical‚ originally adapted from a play‚ Pygmalion. There are several different types of music included in the film. For example‚ one of the romantic songs is "I Could Have Danced All Night"‚ which is sung by Eliza
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My Fair Lady My Fair Lady is a 1964 musical film adaptation of the Lerner and Loewe stage musical‚ My Fair Lady‚ based on the film adaptation of the stage play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. The ending and the ballroom scene are from the 1938 film Pygmalion rather than Shaw’s original stage play. The film was directed by George Cukor and stars Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison. The film won eight Academy Awards‚ including Best Picture‚ Best Actor‚ and Best Director. Plot In Edwardian London
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Analysis of My Fair Lady The play My Fair Lady‚ written by Alan Jay Lerner in 1956‚ focuses on turning an unsophisticated flower girl into a well brought up lady. Henry Higgins is a professor of languages who is high class and very snobby. Eliza Doolittle is a poor flower girl who dreams of living the high class life. Colonel Pickering‚ a good friend of Professor Higgins‚ makes a wager with Professor Higgins that he can not fool everyone into thinking Eliza is a duchess. Alan Jay Lerner (1918-1986)
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My fair lady When I started watching this movie in the class‚ I thought it would be a little bit boring and it is just kind of classical old movie. But it was not true. ‘My fair lady’ was really interesting and a great enjoyment to me. As soon as the movie started‚ Eliza Doolittle’s voice brought me to attention to the movie. Her cracking voice and pronunciation which I never heard were good enough to pay attention to the movie. Also the atmosphere based on the early 1900s’ London captured me
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‘MY FAIR LADY’ Henry Higgins is a professor of phonetics and believes that an important factor in establishing one’s own social status is by the way a person speaks and presents themselves. Every division of a society is marked by linguistic differences but Higgins believes that there is a perfect and proper approach to the English Language. Higgins speaks Standard English which is a widely accepted form of English in the United Kingdom also known as Received Pronunciation (RP). Non-standard grammatical
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Film Review: “My Fair Lady” “My Fair Lady” is a classic 1964 film produced by Jack Warner and James Katz and Directed by George Cukor. The film’s protagonist‚ an ambitious Phonetician‚ Professor Higgins‚ promises to transform the life and socio-economic status of a poor flower girl‚ the female protagonist‚ Eliza‚ by teaching her to speak Standard English and the ‘proper’ way to behave. He aspires to “change her into a different human being by creating a new speech for her.” By doing this he suggests
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