#educating rita

[fuckyeahizzyhands]

Con in rehearsals for Educating Rita (2015) 😍❤️

[aethersea]

Galatea marches up to Pygmalion and demands, "Make me a real woman."

"I can't," says Pygmalion. "I'm not so good a sculptor as all that. Find someone else."

"No," says Galatea. "I choose you. I know you can do it. Make me a real woman."

And so he does. Chip by chip, day by day, as the seasons roll on and Galatea every day becomes more real. And Pygmalion is indeed not so good a sculptor as all that, but for her, he tries; and she transcends his meager skill, she becomes a woman so perfectly real that it puts his hammer and chisel to shame, and Pygmalion cannot bear to look at her.

And so they argue. "I'm sorry," he tells her. "I've made you a real woman just like every other woman. You were once an impossible being, stone that strove for life, and now you are nothing but human."

"I was rock," Galatea counters, "I was inert matter, doomed to take whatever shape the world chiseled me into. But you've given me the shape I asked for, and now I am a woman like other women. I am alive, and I am free, and from now on I will take whatever shape I choose."

Pygmalion weeps for what has been lost, and Galatea weeps for what he cannot see.

[artificialduchess]

i did a 3x3 version of this already on my instagram story, but i knew in my heart that i could expand it. behold, my Glorious Pygmalion Chart

[zippocreed501]

Michael Caine as Dr Frank Bryant

Educating Rita (1983)

[yestergaze]

Julie Walter was born on February 22, 1950, making her 76 years old today. She is the recipient of two British Academy Film Awards, two International Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and an Olivier Award. She has been nominated for two Academy Awards, once for Best Actress for her role in Educating Rita (1983) and once for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Billy Elliot (2000). She was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2017 for services to drama. Walters was diagnosed with stage III bowel cancer in 2018. After surgery and chemotherapy, she entered remission. In recent years, she has significantly changed her lifestyle and career to prioritize her health.

[catncoffee]

is this one of the best almost romance movies ever or what?

I need an edit of them like yesterday.

[queerwritersingerdramaqueen]

I'm bored and I can finally chill out for a little bit.

SO IM GOING TO WRITE A LIST OF MY BRAIN THOUGHTS AND YALL CAN READ AS YOU WISH (FEEL FREE TO ASK ME).

Yuumori in a stage-production AU of Epic

A part two to that one post I made about reverse AUs in Detroit: become Human

Yuumori Detroit: Become Human AU

Fankids

The hilarity of a Reed900 fic where they hide their relationship flawlessly and everyone is confused

My Yuumori fic based on the frogwares games universe

Indie Horror Games

Musical moments that make me froth at the mouth

Everything about Epic the Musical

Rearranging my room

Educating Rita managing to fundamentally change my brain chemistry

In contrast, hating Pygmalion (Or just Higgins, everyone else is ok)

And oddly enough, hating the implications of the original Pygmalion but finding an inherent romanticism in finding love in your art. (If I have actually interpreted the poem right)

A game called preliminary model assessment and the scarily good voice acting and chilling concept.

I have many a thought but need motivation

[autumncottageattic]

Educating Rita is a 1983 British comedy-drama film based on 1980 stage play. The film stars Michael Caine, Julie Walters, Michael Williams and Maureen Lipman.

Part IV