My Fair Pygmalion

I recently watched the 1983 TV version of Pygmalion, starring Peter O'Toole and Margot Kidder. At first I was put off by their performances. O'Toole seems to think Higgins is a shouter, and Kidder struggles with her accent(s). The whole production seemed a travesty. But then I let the play take over. The leads may be a bit eccentric, but the story's pretty good and the characters have a lot of wonderful things to say.

This is not a great version of Pygmalion, but enough of it shines through to make it worth watching.