Pygmalion (play) Pygmalion (play) Pygmalion is a play by George Bernard Shaw, named after a Greek mythological figure. It was first presented on stage to the public in 1913. In ancient Greek mythology, Pygmalion fell in love with one of his sculptures, which then came to life. The general idea of that myth was a popular subject for Victorian era English playwrights, including one of Shaw's influences, W. S. Gilbert, who wrote a successful play based on the story called "Pygmalion and Galatea" that was first presented in 1871. Shaw would also have been familiar with the burlesque version, "Galatea, or Pygmalion
Pygmalion (1937 film) film was released in the Netherlands as "The English Pygmalion." After the film's release, Director Ludwig Berger departed for America to find his luck. He wanted the first director to make an American version of the film, but Shaw refused an offer to sell the film rights to Hollywood for $200,000. Today the film is seen as one of the three most successful films from the period before the Second World War. On January 25, 2007 the film was released on DVD by the Dutch Filmmuseum. Pygmalion (1937 film) The film takes place in Amsterdam. Elisa "Lizzie" Dolittle (Doeluttel) is