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i have to do a power point presentation of the movie My Fair Lady
i've watched the movie like a thousand times, but my teacher wants us to do the presentation on stuff like movies that have some plot connection to it, the allusions created in the movie and more stuff like that. pls if anyone knows how to find this stuff, all help would b appreciated, thanks

The movie is based on Shaw's 'Pygmalion', which to some extent borrows from 'The Taming of the Shrew'.

Well I would say any movie where they take a sort of frumpy, ungraceful girl and turn here into a "woman of sophistication" makes references to My Fair Lady. So wouldn't Princess Diaries (and lots of other movies) qualify for that? There is one that I can't think of the name where the guy makes a bet that he can turn the nerd girl in school into the most popular girl. That's even closer I guess since don't they bet on whether or not Prof. Higgians will succeed?

MyrrhLynn wrote:There is one that I can't think of the name where the guy makes a bet that he can turn the nerd girl in school into the most popular girl.

If memory serves, that was She's All That and stared Rachel Leigh Cook and Freddie Prince Jr.

Also, look into the myth of Pygmalion, from which the play borrows its title. Quick summary:

Pygmalion's this famous sculptor, but he's single. He carves a beautiful woman out of stone (I think he named her Galatea...) and completely fell in love with her. Problem: she's STONE. So he prays to Aphrodite and she makes Galatea real and Pygmalion is very happy. The end. Or something like that. You'd probably be better off looking it up. <.< >.>

ANYWAY, to spoil the ending of Pygmalion for the sake of your project, contrary to My Fair Lady, in Pygmalion, Liza goes off and marries Freddy rather than staying with the Professor. I seem to remember Shaw commenting that he did that because, in a way, Liza was Galatea to Higgins' Pygmalion and he could never see Galatea being truly happy with the man who created her. He was still too much like a god to her, and never really an equal. It's doubtful he would have approved of the ending of My Fair Lady. (I believe I read all this in the introduction to a copy of Pygmalion, but I can't tell you which publisher or whatever. Sorry.)

Also, the scene in which she appears refined and then shocks everyone did not originally take place at the races. It takes place in someone's house (the Professor's mother, was it?), and it's because she says the word "bloody" instead.

That should possibly get you started. ^__^ Good luck!

EDIT: My version was a Penguin Classic.

Jaltus-bot wrote:If memory serves, that was She's All That and stared Rachel Leigh Cook and Freddie Prince Jr.

I believe you correct, but it's the same basic story.

You can also reference the Ugly Duckling fairy tale, as it has the same basic premise only with a few more twists to the tale.

thanks for helping ya'll!