My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady

1964Movie170 minEnglish

A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.

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IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Metacritic95
Google Users94%
Director: George CukorGenres: Musical, Comedy, Drama, Romance

Plot Summary

Professor Henry Higgins, a linguistics expert, takes on a bet to transform Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl, into a proper lady by teaching her to speak with an 'educated' accent. As Eliza undergoes the rigorous training, she grapples with her changing identity and her feelings towards Higgins. The film explores themes of class, social mobility, and the complexities of human relationships.

Critical Reception

My Fair Lady was a monumental critical and commercial success, widely hailed as a masterpiece of the musical film genre. Critics praised its lavish production, witty screenplay, memorable songs, and superb performances, particularly from Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison. It swept the Academy Awards and remains a beloved classic.

What Reviewers Say

  • A dazzling and sophisticated musical adaptation that surpasses its stage origins.
  • Audrey Hepburn delivers an iconic performance, capturing Eliza Doolittle's transformation with charm and depth.
  • Rex Harrison is commanding as the irascible Professor Higgins, perfectly embodying the character's blend of brilliance and arrogance.

Google audience: Viewers consistently praise My Fair Lady for its timeless story, spectacular musical numbers, and the brilliant performances of its lead actors. Many highlight Audrey Hepburn's captivating portrayal and the witty dialogue, calling it a classic that holds up exceptionally well.

Awards & Accolades

Won 8 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Rex Harrison. Nominated for Best Actress (Audrey Hepburn) and Best Supporting Actor (Stanley Holloway). Won 3 Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.

Fun Fact

Audrey Hepburn's singing voice in the film was largely dubbed by Marni Nixon. Although Hepburn recorded several songs herself, only a small portion of her vocals are used in the final cut, most notably the opening bars of 'Wouldn't It Be Loverly?' and parts of 'Just You Wait'.

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

A recent survey asserted that the English had the sexiest accents in the world. Perhaps not exactly the sort of recognition "Prof. Henry Higgins" (Rex Harrison) was seeking when, exasperated by the standards of his native language being spo...
Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Ne...

**A film with a lot of quality, but also with some mistakes that are difficult to forgive.** This is one of those films that I heard a lot about before I actually decided to sit down and watch it. It is considered by many to be one of th...
John Chard

John Chard

The difference between a lady and a flower girl is not how she behaves, but how she is treated. Upper crust phonetics Professor Henry Higgins (Rex Harrison) agrees to a wager that he can make brash London speaking flower girl Eliza Dool...