Movie

Pygmalion

1935 · 91 min

A witty, talky battle of wills that charms through sharp banter and class friction rather than spectacle.

Overview: When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle as a princess with only six months' training, Colonel George Pickering takes him up on the bet. Eliza moves into Higgins's home and begins her rigorous training after the professor comes to a financial agreement with her dustman father, Alfred. But the plucky young woman is not the only one undergoing a transformation.
How it feels: Satirical, warm, romantic and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Class, identity, gender, love
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
identity
gender
love
power
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild