Rent My Fair Lady (1964)

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2h 46min
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Synopsis:
Rex Harrison reprises his signature role of Henry Higgins, the supremely assured phoneticist who wagers that under his tutelage, cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle can pass for a duchess at the Embassy Ball. In one of her best-loved roles, Audrey Hepburn plays Eliza. If ever there were a face that the professor could grow accustomed to, it's hers. In Hartford, Heresford and Hampshire (and elsewhere) no one's fairer than 'My Fair Lady' on of the most irresistible musicals ever.
Actors:
, , , , , , , , , , Elizabeth Aimers, Helen Albrecht, , Mary Alexander, LaWana Backer, , , , , Brittania Beatey
Directors:
Producers:
Jack L. Warner
Writers:
Alan Jay Lerner, George Bernard Shaw
Others:
André Previn, Cecil Beaton, Gene Allen, Harry Stradling, George James Hopkins, George R. Groves, William Ziegler
Studio:
Warner
Genres:
Children & Family, Classics, Drama, Music & Musicals, Romance
Collections:
A Brief History of Disney Heroines, Acting Up: British Actors at the Oscars, Acting Up: British Actresses at the Oscars, Award Winners, Films by Year, Films From: 1964, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Audrey Hepburn, Introducing the EGOT Crowd, Introducing the Thesping Olympians, Ireland At the Oscars, Oscar Nominations Competition 2024, The Biggest Oscar Snubs: Part 1, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Best Picture Follow-Ups, Top 100 AFI Passions, Top Films
Awards:

1966 BAFTA Best Film

1965 Oscar Best Director

1965 Oscar Best Actor

1965 Oscar Best Cinematography Color

1965 Oscar Best Art Direction Color

1965 Oscar Best Costume Design Color

1965 Oscar Best Sound

1965 Oscar Best Music Scoring of Music Adaptation or Treatment

1965 Oscar Best Picture

BBFC:
Release Date:
27/09/1999
Run Time:
166 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, Italian Dolby Digital 1.0
Subtitles:
Arabic, Bulgarian, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, French, German, Italian, Italian Hard of Hearing, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.20:1
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Trailer
  • Commentary for Restoration Team: R. Harris, James Katz, M. Nixon and Art Director G. Allen
  • The Fairest Lady
  • Wouldn't It Be Loverly
  • Show Me
BBFC:
Release Date:
11/07/2016
Run Time:
173 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby TrueHD 7.1, French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono, German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono, Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono, Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono, Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Subtitles:
Danish, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.20:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
BBFC:
Release Date:
24/05/2021
Run Time:
173 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby TrueHD 7.1, French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono, German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono, Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono, Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono, Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Subtitles:
Danish, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.35:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B

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Reviews (2) of My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady - My Fair Lady review by AH

Spoiler Alert
30/03/2019

Despite being more or less a translation of a Broadway musical, this is perfection despite the ending, which is the sole element of the thing that doesn't quite work.

1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.

Musical Romance. - My Fair Lady review by Steve

Spoiler Alert
03/01/2023

Lerner and Loewe's stage sensation became the last great Hollywood musical. It's a Technicolor and Cinemascope epic which takes George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and crams it full of amazing songs. It's a hugely ambitious production full of startling fashions and set decoration, and treasured performances from its stars. When it's good, it's fabulous.

But it's far from a perfect film. It seems disinterested in of the philosophical themes of the play. It hardly acknowledges the profound misery of the poor or the entitlement of the wealthy. No one learns anything. Professor Higgins (Rex Harrison) ends up the same misanthrope and misogynist he was at the start, except he is in love (sort of). It doesn't climax, it just stops.

However, the songs are immortal. My personal favourite is the Cockney-blues of Wouldn't It Be Loverly. The lyrics are witty and intelligent. By the usual standards, the dancing is no more than perfunctory. But... My Fair Lady ultimately triumphs because of the brilliant performance of Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle, the flower girl who becomes a phoney princess.

She gives the film its heart. Eliza is tied into a web of exploitation and cruelty, and Audrey makes that pathos come alive. Even when miming the songs. Harrison does well to make his curmudgeonly aristocrat just about tolerable. George Cukor keeps the musical romance light and entertaining over its long, long running time (plus interval).

0 out of 0 members found this review helpful.

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