Pygmalion, this is a strong concept for film and, oddly was not used as it on the big screen. However George Cukor, that Clark Gable would have been fired from Gone with the Wind because he directed more than Rett Butler Scarlett O'Hara, was obviously very inspired by the myth . It must be said that Cukor was the director who "won" the most Oscar nominations with 21 players dfférents he had the opportunity to lead. It retains the roles of women in particular (Katharine Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn, Judy Holiday ...), but not only (James Stewart gets an Oscar in 1941 for The Philadelphia Story, while his two female partners are content appointment). 
Pygmalion is the play by George Bernard Shaw who find themselves converted into a musical on Broadway (1956) and in film by Cukor (1964): My Fair Lady . But before that is a story of Pygmalion less funny (and less musical) that Cukor had already re-adapted by producing the remake of A Star is Born (1937) . Having seen first in the remake version of 'restored' to 3am I could not be objective in saying that the refreshed version is better. Unless it is clearly better. The achievement is more fluid while the film is very original, certainly too academic. Janet Gaynor raises difficult enthusiasm while it is a role where you have to give everything to make the public accept this story of naive young girl who becomes a star. Fredric March is very much on his side but we feel that he could give more. Cukor, it gives a real emotional dimension to the story by directing Judy Garland and James Mason.
That said, even without heat made all the key scenes are already in the original film, which allows me to salute a magnificent job of writing from writers. Cukor's version is also much longer, and with the parties 'restored' (the original sound on replacing the lost images photos ...) it is easy to say too long. But the length has just scenes where we see Esther really become a star. Whatever the final answer, in 2 versions, always pulls me to tears, so, again, means a director can not completely cock up a nice script.
PS. Not seen: the re-remake of 1976 with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson (it feels a little too Streisand calibrated to the vehicle). And it announced a re-re-remake for 2012: a modern version where a seasoned singer (Carla) take him her husband at the top of the charts vendors of soup?
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