My Fair Lady

I've noticed in reading the reviews already posted that most people want to debate the casting of the film, and that's fine. Others want to debate whether or not George Bernard Shaw would be angry at the ending (which he actually did pen for the 1930s version of Pygmalion.)
That's all fine.

But here is my honest opinion of the film, and it's romantic plotline. First of all, it's beautiful. The scenery, the costumes, and the music. But the ambiguity of the Higgins/Eliza "sort of romance" has always been one of my favorite things about this film. Why? Because the one thing good ol' George Bernard Shaw got right about this script (be it his original theatrical ending or the film ending) is that it shows us the different types of love between men and women. Not all love is eros and passionate. It is more subtle.

At the age of 10, I found this ending incredibly frustrating. Now as I approach my mid-twenties, I find it real and heartfelt. Perhaps, Higgins and Eliza remain platonic. Or, maybe Higgins and Eliza decide to marry? Maybe she does run off and marry Freddy. This sort of thing is best decided by the individual. But one thing is certain, they are most wonderfully in love, be it conventional or unconventional.

And that's just loverly.

My Fair LadyMy wife appreciated this DVD as a valued favourite addition to her library.

The first time I saw this movie I fell in love with it and Audrey Hepburn!
Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn) is a poor flower girl on the streets in London. Professor Henry Higgins (Rex Harrison) is a phonetics teacher who bets he can speak her to teach like a duchess. I never liked him that much - I always thought he was mean to her. She goes through the grueling hours of voice lessons and ends up making her debut as a lady at the horse show before going to the ball. She looks so dazzling and stunning at the ball scene, but I love her dress when she sings "The Rain In Spain." (I have tried that marbles in the mouth quite a few times). I love the music "I Could Have Danced All Night," "Wouldn't It Be Loverly," "Show Me," "On the Street Where You Live" and "Without You." Although most of the songs were dubbed for Audrey, she did do some of the singing.
This is definitely a "loverly" classic!

This is my Dad's favorite movie. He sings along to every song. The perfomanes are Oscar winning great.

This is such a wonderful film - never fails to delight me whenever I watch it, especially Rex Harrison's abrasive, woman-hating professor. What a delicious character! Hepburn is yummy too. I got the 2-disc edition and have enjoyed it thoroughly.