If you like accents and fairytales, this is a good film.
Pygmalion is the story of a sculptor who falls in love with a woman he creates and then wishes it to life. Kind of like Pinnochio except not a little boy.
Eliza demonstrates an inner strength that will not accept the limitations of a class system that denies the intrinsic value of the individual. Higgins, immersed in his studies, is blind to most human emotions. This black and white version is appropriate for older children who are studying drama, who love My Fair Lady, or who are learning about the Greek myths. —TeachWithMovies.com
It makes you think about beauty, what makes a thing beautiful, or a person, really. That movement, effort, life, and light that glows within even those from the humblest of backgrounds can captivate, inspire and ultimately woo the heart of even the most obstinate of people. Lovely humor, acting, storytelling.
Old films do a good job of keeping your attention ’til the end. They didn’t have the budgets like those big movies that you just see all these scenes of stuff blowing up but nothing really interesting or moving happens.
Character is revealed through action. Plot moves. People change.
There it is, ladies and gentlemen. The stuff of a good story.
Props to Durham Public Library
In fairness, the Durham Public Library sure does have some beautiful old movies.
What I loved about this was the whole single, strong female character conquering all odds and making it, the same stuff that’s probably what made it a “girl” movie (Akira’d picked it out for me when he was gone to Seattle, but I just didn’t get to it. I did, however, rewatch Bollywood Hollywoodand had a good laugh over the lightest I’ve seen of director Deepa Mehta’s works).
It is referred with regards to education and social class.