2. Directed by George Cukor, the film depicts a
poor Cockney flower seller named Eliza
Doolittle who overhears an
arrogant phonetics professor,
Henry Higgins, as he casually
wagers that he could teach her
to speak "proper" English,
thereby making her presentable in the high
society of Edwardian London.
3. The film stars Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle
and Rex Harrison as Henry Higgins. A critical and
commercial success, it won eight Academy
Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor,
and Best Director.
5. In London, Professor Henry Higgins , a scholar
of phonetics, believes that the accent and tone
of one's voice determines a person's prospects in
society. He boasts he could teach anyone to
speak so well he could pass them off as a duke
or duchess at an embassy ball,….
6. …. even a young woman with a
strong Cockney accent named Eliza Doolittle
who tries to sell him flowers. Eliza's ambition is
to work in a flower shop, but her accent makes
that impossible.
7. The following morning, Eliza
unexpectedly shows up at
Higgins' home, seeking lessons.
Eliza endures Higgins' demanding
teaching methods and treatment
of her personally. She makes
little progress, but just as she and Higgins are
about to give up, Eliza finally "gets it"; she
instantly begins to speak with an
impeccable upper class accent.
