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Audrey Hepburn Through my Eyes: My Fair lady

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I don’t believe I recall the first time I saw Audrey Hepburn on the screen. However, I do recall owning a boxset of musicals. It still sits on the shelf at my parent’s house; with its sleeve held together by sheer will alone. It contains Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Calamity Jane and My Fair Lady. I have fond memories with Calamity Jane, with its overly cheerful music and tomboyish main character. But I have even more fond memories of My Fair Lady. My Fair Lady was glamorous in every way. It has the most beautiful art direction, the gowns, the cinematography. I remember the Ascott opening scene, shot in one glorious take and all the women donned in black and white dresses that seemed to be a mix between 60s fashion and Art Deco. This whole scene serves to separate both Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle from the exact group of people they are trying to fit in with. They aren’t stoic and lifeless people who only care about their status like the rest of the people at ...
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