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My Fair Lady

Oscar™ Best Picture - Winning Movies

My Fair Lady

1964

George Cukor

Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White ...

7.6

28,737

Musical. Romance. Comedy Gloriously witty adaptation of the Broadway musical about Professor Henry Higgins, who takes a bet from Colonel Pickering that he can transform unrefined, dirty Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle into a lady, and fool everyone into thinking she really is one, too! He does, and thus young aristocrat Freddy Eynsford-Hill falls madly in love with her. But when Higgins takes all the credit and forgets to acknowledge her efforts, Eliza ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"The best stage musical of all time (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Robert J. Landry Variety	"This is an occasion for general congratulations. Hollywood has seldom looked lovelier."	POS
United States	James Powers The Hollywood Reporter	"The picture is exquisite, extraordinary, a unique gem of filmmaking."	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"Every frame of this 1964 film bespeaks Cukor's grace and commitment"	POS
United Kingdom	EC Empire	"A wonderfully stylish and witty movie classic (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Sarah Crompton Telegraph	"One of the most satisfying transfers of a musical from stage to screen (...) A peachy-perfect example of what a movie musical should be."	POS
United Kingdom	Geoff Andrew Time Out	"[It] transferred effectively to the screen (...) The adaptation is a little too reverential to really come alive."	NEU
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"Few musicals are as intelligent and lively as 'My Fair Lady' (...) Rarely have so many minutes in a theater been passed this enjoyably (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Tony Sloman Radio Times	"It boasts superb performances (...) George Cukor rightly preserves the theatricality of the enterprise and provides a joyful experience to savour again and again (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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