{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67d1eebcba1ef91ed0701189/6ae3f451d925811fc2f70264?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Horror of Pygmalion Desire: My Fair Lady (1964), Poor Things (2023), The Bride! (2026), and Obsession (2025)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67d1eebcba1ef91ed0701189/1793322313968-d63f6555-aacf-472b-8b9f-ef4c226d9d70.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>No tricks listeners! Just a very special treat for this year&#39;s Halloween episode! And what is more terrifying than monsters, ghouls, and serial killers? Apparently, being rejected by a woman. We turn to the Greco-Roman myth of Pygmalion and Galatea to analyze these four modern films and attempt to answer some important questions. What&#39;s the difference between a Prometheus and a Pygmalion creation? Will a Pygmalion adaptation always contain an element of horror? What can we expect in a gender-swapped Pygmalion adaptation? </p><p><br></p><p>All we can say for sure is we meet some truly insufferable men (Higgins, Duncan, and Bear) along with some pretty amazing Final Girls (Eliza, Bella, and Nikki). Oh, I guess Frank and Ida are there too. </p>","author_name":"Movies We Dig"}