Pygmalion

Pygmalion
Pygmalion
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rating: 6.99
Language: en
Year:1939
Country:GB
Budget: 350 000 $
Runtime: 1h 36min
Tags: based on play or musical, bath, bet, class system, elocution, etiquette, flower vendor, guttersnipe, high society, mother son relationship, phonetics, professor, pygmalion, quick learner, social class, social reception, speech lessons, taken for granted, tea, teacher, teacher student relationship, transformation

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Description:

In this captivating drama, linguistics professor Henry Higgins embarks on an intriguing experiment: to transform Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle into a refined princess within just six months of intensive training. Colonel George Pickering playfully accepts the challenge as a bet. Upon reaching a financial agreement with Eliza's dustman father, Alfred, she moves in with Higgins to begin her journey toward eloquence and sophistication.This story explores themes of social class, personal growth, and identity, all against the backdrop of a unique teacher-student relationship. As Eliza adapts to her new lifestyle and undergoes an incredible transformation, both she and Higgins discover that they've also evolved in unexpected ways throughout this life-changing experience.

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