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Pygmalion

Leslie Howard (Actor), Wendy Hiller (Actor), Leslie Howard (Director), Anthony Asquith (Director) | Rated: Unrated | Format: DVD
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This bold 1938 production of George Bernard Shaw's famous play about a linguist who turns a Cockney flower peddler into a princess was codirected by Anthony Asquith (The Browning Version) and star Leslie Howard, who brings a calculated coldness to the character of Henry Higgins. There's no My Fair Lady sugarcoating here: Higgins is a brute using language as a weapon of class war and patriarchal subjugation of women. He's a likable brute, mind you, but a bully nonetheless, and his molding of poor Eliza (Wendy Hiller) into a Cinderella story is not a pretty sight. Everyone in the cast is in perfect accord with this production's take on Shaw's tale, and while this Pygmalion is a fairly radical enterprise, it is also very funny and handsomely realized. Hiller and Howard have never been better, and the rest of the cast, including Wilfrid Lawson, Marie Lohr, Scott Sunderland, and Jean Cadell, can't be improved upon. Edited by David Lean, who eventually directed Brief Encounter and Lawrence of Arabia. --Tom Keogh

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Cranky Professor Henry Higgins (Leslie Howard) takes a bet that he can turn Cockney guttersnipe Eliza Doolittle (Wendy Hiller) into a "proper lady" in a mere six months in this delightful comedy of bad manners based on the play by George Bernard Shaw. This Academy Award-winning inspiration for Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady was directed by Anthony Asquith and star Howard, edited by David Lean, and scripted by Shaw himself. Criterion presents Pygmalion in a beautifully restored digital transfer.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Pygmailion Jan 1 2001
By cass young
Format:DVD
First of all, this is not a review of the play, which is brilliant. My rating is solely based on the quality of the DVD, which I found to be very disappointing.
Criterion has made a name for itself by distributing good if not excellent quality versions of movies on DVD. Having said that, I would like to warn people that the audio quality of this DVD is an absolute disaster. I returned the first DVD thinking the reason the audio wouldn't play was because I received a bad disk. However, the replacement Amazon sent was just the same. If you purchase this DVD, you might be lucky enough to get it to work, but I think I can safely say that you will be very disappointed in the audio of this DVD.

Having looked at the reviews of this movie, I find it annoying that so many of them are based on the VHS tape version. (I suppose that when you click on 'See all customers reviews' it scans the entire database giving you everything related to this play.) This seems to be a disservice to someone looking for the quality of the media not the quality of the play.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent sur toute la ligne ! Feb 6 2013
By MFJ
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Le produit m'a été livré dans le délai prévu. La qualité mentionnée était exacte. Je suis très satisfait et je recommande fortement ce vendeur. Excellent sur toute la ligne !
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars THE FIRST DISAPPOINTMENT FROM CRITERION... Nov 21 2000
By A Customer
Format:DVD
Until now, Criterion has been recognized as the undisputed leader in film resoration for transfer to DVD. With PYGMALION, they make a very disappointing stumble. The package states that this is a "gorgeous new transfer, with digitally restored image and sound". I'm sure this is what they intended, but the product does not reflect either restored image or sound. It is, on the whole a good print, though not at all up to the normal Criterion quality. It is - in places - terrible. And the sound is all over the map. Yes, it can be heard, but because of a poor audio mix, one has to raise and lower the volume with almost every scene. Criterion remains by far the best distributor of DVDs, but they should be told by their consumers that in this case, the product is plainly not deserving of the Criterion name.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The best production of 'Pygmalion' (and perhaps Shaw) I've seen
A pretty wonderful film of the great George Bernard Shaw play.

Both Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller are terrific in the leads, and this
production brings out both... Read more
Published 23 months ago by K. Gordon
5.0 out of 5 stars A true British classic
This review is for the Criterion Collection DVD edition of the film.

This film is based on the play by George Bernard Shaw. Read more

Published on Jun 2 2004 by Ted
5.0 out of 5 stars The most intelligent british comedy in the thirties
The smart script from Bernard Shaw made it possible this monumental film. The myth of Pygmalion was translated to cinema with a dazzling direction and obviously one supeb cast ;... Read more
Published on May 25 2004 by Hiram Gomez Pardo
5.0 out of 5 stars George Bernard Shaw, ingeniously...
George Bernard Shaw was simply ingenious when he wrote Pygmalion, and when the story was brought to the silver screen it did Shaw justice. Read more
Published on Jan 17 2004 by Kim Anehall
5.0 out of 5 stars Odd combination "Angel on My Shoulder/Pygmalion"
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Eddie was rightfully bumped off by gangsters. You know where he goes. "Nick" (Claude Rains), offers a choice position in exchange for a favor. Read more
Published on Dec 30 2003 by bernie
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent screen adaptation
Windy Hiller [Major Barbara (1941) ASIN: 6302969840] Plays a Cockney flower seller. Seeking a better position sees professor of linguistics about improving her speech. Read more
Published on July 14 2003 by bernie
5.0 out of 5 stars PYGMALION IS WON OVER BY HIS GALATEA...
This superlative, award winning film adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play is as delightful today as when it was first filmed, nearly sixty five years ago. Read more
Published on Dec 5 2002 by Lawyeraau
4.0 out of 5 stars Shaw's classic play brought alive for the first time
Those of us brought up on Rex Harrison will find Leslie Howard's Professor Higgins rather hard to swallow. Read more
Published on Nov 21 2002 by www.DavidLRattigan.com
4.0 out of 5 stars A great film that begs for restoration
I have loved this film for years, but why hasn't anyone begun the task of restoring this fine, old flick? Leslie Howard is great as Dr. Read more
Published on Oct 31 2002 by sherebiah
5.0 out of 5 stars PYGMALION IS WON OVER BY HIS GALATEA...
This superlative, award winning film adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play is as delightful today as when it was first filmed, nearly sixty five years ago. Read more
Published on May 26 2002 by Lawyeraau
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