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My Fair Lady

Original movie poster
Directed by George Cukor
Produced by Jack L. Warner
Written by Alan Jay Lerner
George Bernard Shaw
Starring Audrey Hepburn
Rex Harrison
Stanley Holloway
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Gladys Cooper
Jeremy Brett
Music by Frederick Loewe
Andre Previn (music supervisor/conductor)
Cinematography Harry Stradling Sr.
Editing by William H. George Dewey Cukor ( July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director. This article is about Jack Warner the head of Warner Brothers Alan Jay Lerner ( August 31, 1918 &ndash June 14, 1986) was an American Broadway Lyricist and Librettist George Bernard Shaw ( (26 July 1856 &ndash 2 November 1950 was an Irish Playwright. Audrey Hepburn ( &ndash) was an English/Dutch Academy Award - Emmy Award - Tony Award - and Grammy Award -winning film and stage actress Sir Reginald “Rex” Carey Harrison (5 March 1908 - 2 June 1990 was an English Academy Award and Tony Award -winning Theatre and Stanley Augustus Holloway ( October 1, 1890 - January 30, 1982) was an English actor and entertainer famous for his comic and character Wilfrid Hyde-White ( 12 May, 1903 – 6 May, 1991) was an English Character actor. Dame Gladys Constance Cooper DBE ( 18 December 1888 &ndash 17 November 1971) was an Oscar -nominated English Jeremy Brett (3 November 1933 – 12 September 1995 born Peter Jeremy William Huggins, was an English Actor famous among other things for his WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> André Previn ( Andreas Ludwig Priwin) KBE (b Harry Stradling Sr, ASC ( 1 September 1901 - 14 February 1970) was an Academy Award -winning an American cinematographer Ziegler
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date(s) Flag of the United States United States
December 25, 1964
Flag of Japan Japan
December 26, 1964
Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
January 21, 1965
Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong
April 22, 1965
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Language English
Budget $17,000,000
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My Fair Lady is a 1964 film adaptation of the stage musical, My Fair Lady, based in turn on the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. My Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw 's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner Pygmalion (1913 is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. George Bernard Shaw ( (26 July 1856 &ndash 2 November 1950 was an Irish Playwright. The film was directed by George Cukor and stars Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison. George Dewey Cukor ( July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director. Audrey Hepburn ( &ndash) was an English/Dutch Academy Award - Emmy Award - Tony Award - and Grammy Award -winning film and stage actress Sir Reginald “Rex” Carey Harrison (5 March 1908 - 2 June 1990 was an English Academy Award and Tony Award -winning Theatre and

The film won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film.

Contents

Plot

Henry Higgins (Rex Harrison), an arrogant, irascible professor of phonetics, boasts to a new acquaintance, Colonel Pickering (Wilfrid Hyde-White), that he can teach any woman to speak so "properly" that he could pass her off as a duchess. Phonetics (from the Greek φωνή ( phonê) "sound" or "voice" is the study of the physical sounds of human speech Wilfrid Hyde-White ( 12 May, 1903 – 6 May, 1991) was an English Character actor. A duke is a member of the Nobility, historically of highest rank below the Sovereign, and historically controlled a Duchy or a Dukedom The person whom he is shown thus teaching is one Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn), a young woman with a strong Cockney accent who is selling flowers on the street. The term Cockney has both geographical and linguistic associations A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also Having overheard Higgins's boast, Eliza finds her way to the professor's house and offers to pay for speech lessons, so that she can work in a flower shop. Pickering is intrigued and wagers that Higgins cannot back up his claim; Higgins takes Eliza on free of charge as a challenge to his skills.

Eliza's father, Alfred P. Doolittle (Stanley Holloway), a dustman, arrives three days later, ostensibly to protect his daughter's virtue, but in reality simply to extract some money from Higgins, and is bought off with £5. Stanley Augustus Holloway ( October 1, 1890 - January 30, 1982) was an English actor and entertainer famous for his comic and character Money is anything that is generally accepted as Payment for Goods and services and repayment of Debts. Higgins is impressed by the man's genuineness, his natural gift for language, and especially his brazen lack of morals (Doolittle explains, "Can't afford 'em!"). A language is a dynamic set of visual auditory or tactile Symbols of Communication and the elements used to manipulate them

Eliza goes through many forms of speech training, such as speaking with marbles in her mouth and trying to recite the sentence "In Hertford, Hereford, Hampshire, hurricanes hardly ever happen" without dropping the 'h', and to say "The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain" rather than "The rine in spine sties minely in the pline". The mouth, buccal cavity, or oral cavity is the first portion of the Alimentary canal that receives food and begins digestion by mechanically breaking up Hertford (standard pronunciations /'hɑːtֽfəd/ and /'hɑːֽfəd/ local pronunciation /'ɑːʔֽfəd/ is the affluent County town of Hertfordshire, Hereford ( ˈhɛrɨfəd is a city, Civil parish and County town of Herefordshire, England. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain At first, she makes no progress (due to Higgins's harsh approach to teaching), but just as she, Higgins, and Pickering are exhausted and about to give up, Higgins softens his attitude and gives an eloquent speech about the beauty and history behind the English language. In Education, a teacher is one who helps Students or pupils often in a School, as well as in a Family, religious or English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Eliza tries one more time and finally "gets it"; she instantly begins to speak with an impeccable upper class accent. Received Pronunciation ( RP) is a form of Pronunciation of the English language (specifically British English) which has long been perceived as

Higgins takes her on her first public appearance to Ascot Racecourse, where she makes a good impression with her stilted, but genteel manners, only to shock everyone by a sudden and vulgar lapse into Cockney: "C'mon Dover, move your bloomin' arse!". Ascot Racecourse is an English racecourse located in the village of Ascot, Berkshire used for Thoroughbred horse racing. A euphemism is a substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener or in the case of doublespeak Arse is an informal English term referring to the Buttocks, which is commonly used in English speaking countries such as the United Kingdom, Higgins, who dislikes the pretentiousness of the upper class, partly conceals a grin behind his hand, as if to say "I wish I had said that!"

The bet is won when Eliza successfully poses as a mysterious lady of patently noble rank at an embassy ball, despite the unexpected presence of a Hungarian phonetics expert trained by Higgins. A ball is a formal Dance. The word 'ball' is derived from the Latin word "ballare" meaning 'to dance' the term also derived into "bailar" which is the Higgins's callous treatment of Eliza afterwards, especially his indifference to her future prospects, leads her to walk out on him, leaving him mystified by her ingratitude. Putting aside his resentment about the intrusion on his life and toward women in general, Higgins finds Eliza the next day and attempts to talk her into coming back to him. During a testy exchange, Higgins's ego gets the better of him, and his former student rejects him.

Higgins makes his way home, stubbornly predicting that Eliza will be ruined without him and come crawling back. However, his bravado collapses and he comes to the horrified realization that he has "grown accustomed to her face". He is reduced to playing an old phonograph recording of her voice lessons. The phonograph, or gramophone, was the most common device for playing recorded Sound from the 1870s through the 1980s To Higgins's great delight, Eliza chooses that moment to return to him. The last words are from Higgins: "Eliza? . . . Where the devil are my slippers?" This differs from the original play's resolution (see Pygmalion ending). Pygmalion (1913 is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name.

Production

Andrews versus Hepburn

It was never assumed that the lead role in the film would go to Julie Andrews, who had played Eliza in the stage version to great critical acclaim. Dame Julie Elizabeth Andrews, DBE (born Julia Elizabeth Wells on October 1 1935) is an award-winning English Actress Audrey Hepburn was cast instead (despite lobbying from screenwriter Alan Jay Lerner), because Jack Warner of Warner Brothers wanted a box office star, and at the time Andrews was an untested screen presence. Alan Jay Lerner ( August 31, 1918 &ndash June 14, 1986) was an American Broadway Lyricist and Librettist This article is about Jack Warner the head of Warner Brothers Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Elizabeth Taylor reportedly fought long and hard for the role as well. Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932) is a two-time Academy Award -winning English-American actress The casting controversy did little to hurt Hepburn's career. Andrews' subsequent Academy Award for Mary Poppins - and the lack of a nomination for Hepburn - was seen by many as vindication for Julie Andrews, though both actresses denied that there was ever any animosity between them. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Mary Poppins is a 1964 American Musical film starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke and produced by Years later, when Warner Bros. offered Andrews the role of Guinevere in the film adaptation of the Lerner & Lowe musical Camelot (which she also originated to great acclaim on Broadway), Andrews asked for a cool $7 million, and as a consequence, politely declined the offer. Guinevere was the legendary Queen consort of King Arthur. She was most famous for her love affair with Arthur's chief knight Sir Lancelot, which first Camelot is the most famous Castle and court associated with the legendary King Arthur. Vanessa Redgrave took the role, although she was quoted as saying that, had Julie Andrews wanted to play the role, she certainly would have.

Dubbing

Hepburn's singing was judged inadequate, however, and she was dubbed by Marni Nixon. Marni Nixon (born February 22 1930) is an American Soprano whose renown for dubbing the singing voices of featured actresses in well known Movie Some of Hepburn's original vocal performances for the film were released in the 1990s, affording her fans an opportunity to judge whether the dubbing was necessary. Less well known is the dubbing of Jeremy Brett's songs (as Freddy) by Bill Shirley[1]. Jeremy Brett (3 November 1933 – 12 September 1995 born Peter Jeremy William Huggins, was an English Actor famous among other things for his

No dubbing was done for Rex Harrison, even though he spoke most of his lyrics instead of singing them. In addition, the actor declined to pre-record his musical numbers for the film, explaining that he had never sung the songs the same way twice and thus couldn't convincingly lip-sync to a playback during filming (as musical stars had been doing in Hollywood since the dawn of talking pictures). A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image as opposed to a Silent film. In order to permit Harrison to sing his songs live during filming, the Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, under the direction of George Groves, implanted a wireless microphone in Harrison's neckties, marking the first time in film history that one was used to record sound during filming. A wireless microphone, as the name implies is a Microphone without a physical cable connecting it directly to the sound recording or amplifying equipment with which it is associated André Previn then conducted the final version of the music to the voice recording. The sound department earned an Academy Award for its efforts.

Copyright issues

The head of CBS put up the money for the original Broadway production in exchange for the rights to the cast album (through Columbia Records). Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company When Warner bought the film rights in February 1962 for the then-unprecedented sum of $5 million, it was agreed that the rights to the film would revert to CBS seven years after its release.

Warner owned the film's original copyright, but it was renewed by CBS due to the 1972 rights reversion. Currently, Warner owns the DVD rights to the film (under license from CBS), while CBS Television Distribution owns the television rights, this makes My Fair Lady the only theatrical film whose ancillary rights are owned by CBS that is not distributed by CBS Home Entertainment. CBS Television Distribution (CTD is a United States and Global Television Distribution company, a merger of CBS Corporation 's three CBS Home Entertainment is the new Home video entertainment arm of CBS Corporation.

A VHS release by Paramount Pictures in 2001 is currently out of print. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Out of print refers to an item typically a book (see Out of print books) but can include any print or visual media or Sound recording, that is no longer being published

Musical Numbers

Act One

Act Two

Awards

Academy Awards record
1. Wouldn't It Be Loverly is a popular song by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, written for the 1956 Broadway play My Fair Lady. "The Rain in Spain" is a Song from the musical My Fair Lady, with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner "I Could Have Danced All Night" is a Song from the musical My Fair Lady, with music written by Frederick Loewe and lyrics The gavotte (also gavot or gavote) originated as a French Folk dance, taking its name from the Gavot people of the Pays de Gap " On the Street Where You Live " is a Song from the Broadway musical My Fair Lady (music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" is a Song from the 1956 musical My Fair Lady, with music by Frederick Loewe Best Actor, Rex Harrison
2. Sir Reginald “Rex” Carey Harrison (5 March 1908 - 2 June 1990 was an English Academy Award and Tony Award -winning Theatre and Best Art Direction, Gene Allen, Cecil Beaton, George James Hopkins
3. Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton ( 14 January 1904 &ndash 18 January 1980) was an English fashion and portrait Photographer Best Cimematography, Harry Stradling Sr.
4. Harry Stradling Sr, ASC ( 1 September 1901 - 14 February 1970) was an Academy Award -winning an American cinematographer Best Costume Design, Cecil Beaton
5. Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton ( 14 January 1904 &ndash 18 January 1980) was an English fashion and portrait Photographer Best Director, George Cukor
6. George Dewey Cukor ( July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director. Best Original Score, André Previn
7. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> André Previn ( Andreas Ludwig Priwin) KBE (b Best Picture, Jack L. Warner
8. This article is about Jack Warner the head of Warner Brothers Best Sound, George Groves
Golden Globe Awards record
1. George Robert Groves (1901 - 1976 was a film sound pioneer who played a significant role in developing the technology that brought sound to the silent Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
2. Best Actor - Musical or Comedy, Rex Harrison
3. Best Director, George Cukor
BAFTA Awards record
1. Best Film from any Source, George Cukor

Academy Awards - 1964

Wins:

Nominations:

My Fair Lady also won the BAFTA Best Film. The Academy Award for Original Music Score is presented to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton ( 14 January 1904 &ndash 18 January 1980) was an English fashion and portrait Photographer This Academy Award was first given for movies made in 1948 when separate awards were given for black-and-white and color movies The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent Film awards in the United States Alan Jay Lerner ( August 31, 1918 &ndash June 14, 1986) was an American Broadway Lyricist and Librettist The Academy Award for Film Editing was first given for films issued in 1934 Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS This page lists the winners and nominees for the BAFTA Award for Best Film, BAFTA Award for Best Film not in the English Language and Alexander Korda Award for Best British

It ranks at #91 on the American Film Institute list of the greatest American movies of all time and in 2006 it ranked #8 on their list of best musicals. The American Film Institute ( AFI) is an independent Non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 The first of the AFI 100 Years series of cinematic milestones AFI's 100 Years Part of the AFI 100 Years series, AFI's 100 Years of Musicals is a list of the top musicals in American cinema.

Restoration

By the 1990s, the original film elements had fallen into disrepair from heavy printing and there was fear of total deterioration. Film restorers Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz, in conjunction with 20th Century Fox (whose home video division previously held the rights to the CBS library including My Fair Lady), were brought in to save the film. Robert A Harris is a film historian and preservationist who specializes in restoring the large-format widescreen films of the 1950s James C Katz is a film historian and preservationist who has restored and reconstructed a number of classic films They succeeded in preserving the film's image quality for future generations. A 30th anniversary re-issue in 1994 by Fox reinforced the film's popularity.

Past animated remake

In 1995 Fox executives gave animation directors/producers Don Bluth and Gary Goldman, then newly appointed as the creative heads of Fox Animation Studios, the choice between creating an animated re-make of either My Fair Lady or the 1956 Fox film Anastasia. Donald Virgil Bluth (born September 13, 1937 in El Paso Texas) is an American Animator and independent studio owner Gary Goldman (born November 17 1944 in Oakland California) is an American Animator Fox Animation Studios was a short-lived Traditional animation production company a division of 20th Century Fox, headed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman Anastasia is a 1956 20th Century Fox Historical drama film directed by Anatole Litvak. Bluth and Goldman chose to make the animated film Anastasia, which became the highest-grossing non-Disney animated film in 1997. Anastasia is an Academy Award nominated American animated feature Musical film produced and directed by Don Bluth and Walt Disney Animation Studios (as Walt Disney Feature Animation is a key element of The Walt Disney Company, and the oldest existing Animation studio in the world

2009/2010 remake starring Keira Knightley

In early June 2008 it was reported that a remake in the work starring Keira Knightley as Eliza Doolittle was in pre-production [2] for a release in either 2009 or 2010. Keira Christina Knightley (ˌkɪərəˈnaɪtlɪ born March 26, 1985) is a Golden Globe – BAFTA - and Academy Award –nominated It will be produced by Duncan Kenworthy (Love Actually) and Co-Developed by CBS studios. Duncan H Kenworthy OBE (born 1949 is a British film and television producer, and co-founder of the production company DNA Films. Love Actually is a 2003 British Romantic comedy Film written and directed by Richard Curtis.

References

  1. ^ Bill Shirley at the Internet Movie Database
  2. ^ http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=45737

External links

Awards
Preceded by
Tom Jones		 Academy Award for Best Picture
1964		 Succeeded by
The Sound of Music
Preceded by
Dr Strangelove		 BAFTA Award for Best Film from any Source
1965		 Succeeded by
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?


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