Film Analysis

Film Analysis

My Fair Lady (1964)

OW: Eliza is a penniless young woman who sell's flowers from street corners. While wealthy Dr. Henry Higgins, an arrogant professor of phonetics, lives his normal, but elegant day to day life in high society.

Call: Henry Higgins overhears Eliza talking on the street as he waits for a taxi. "Buy a Flour off a poor gurl" He is discusted by her lack of proper english. He bet's her that he could teach her how to speak properly in 2 months and have her working in a nice little flower shop.

Refusal: Eliza goes to Henry Higgins house, wanting him to try to teach her how to speak well. Henry at first refuses her. Tells her to go back to the streets.
Mentor: Proffeser Pickering a friend of Dr. Higgins makes a bet with Henry Higgins to pass her off as a Princess at the royal ball, just by teaching her to speak proper english.

Threshold: "The rain in spain flows mainly in the plain." Eliza finally learns to speak correctly. "In Heartford Heriford and Hampshire hurricanes harldly ever happen."

Tests, allies, enemies: Eliza's father comes to take money from Higgins. They get rid of him. Eliza doesn't want to do it anymore. Eliza's first public display was a disaster. "Come on Dova move your bloomin ass." She embarreses herself and the Dr. and Proffesor Pickering. She picks up a young suitor, Freddy, whom she is not interested in. The spy and former apprentice of Higgins tries to cause trouble for them at the ball.She almost gets discovered.

Approach: They go to the ball and pass Eliza off as royalty. She isn't discovered and she dances with the prince.

Ordeal: Eliza feels underapreciated, she has fallen in love with Henry Higgins and hears him and Proffesor Pickering talking about how they are done with her now that they have won the bet.

Reward: Henry tells Eliza that he loves her.

The Road Back: Henry goes to his mothers house to find Eliza and bring her back.

Resurrection: "The house isn't the same without you."

Return with Elixir: Henry Higgins and Eliza are in love, she stays, and he realizes what a jerk he was being and apologizes. Telling her that he loves her.