“MY FAIR LADY”

Directed by George Cukor, 1964

DIRECTIONS Turn to page 95 in your Springboard textbook.

You are going to be viewing some promotional stills from the film version of Pygmalion, which is called “My Fair Lady.”

For each picture, take notes on page 95 about the mise en scene (scene composition) and the characters.

PHOTO # 1

Mise en scene—where are the characters in relation to one another?

Description—What else can you infer from this picture? Who is the main character? How do you know?

PHOTO #2

Mise en scene—Where do you think the setting of this photo is?

Description—What does her costume, facial expression, body language say about her?

PHOTO #3

Mise en scene—Where are the characters in relation to one another? Who has power?

Description—What do the facial expressions tell you? The way they are dressed?

PHOTO #4

Mise en scene—Where are the characters in relation to one another? Can you guess the setting?

Description—What is Eliza doing? How does she look different than in previous pictures?

PHOTO #5

Mise en scene—What is the first thing that catches your eye about this photo?

Description—Write about Eliza’s facial expression and body language.

PHOTO #6 Mise en scene—

Where are the characters in relation to one another? How is it different from other photos?

Description—How are the costumes different? What are they doing? What do their facial expressions tell you?