Pygmalion Review
One of George_Bernard_Shaw's most popular and durable plays concerns the stuffy British professor of phonetics who, on a bet, tries to transform a flower girls' speaking style from lower-class Cockney to proper English, with all it implies. Pygmalion was first filmed in Great Britain in 1938 and became an instant classic. Featuring well-pitched performances from Leslie_Howard and Wendy_Hiller in the lead roles, this Anthony__Asquith film has the exquisite timing and tenor of a sophisticated comedy of manners. Barely concealed beneath the story is a devastating satire of British class pretensions. This material was adapted as the musical My_Fair_Lady in the 1950s and the film of the same name in 1964. It also inspired numerous imitatations, such as Educating_Rita. Michael Betzold, Rovi
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