Shaw and Women

Duration: :46

Year Published: 1972

Creator: British Broadcasting Corporation

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Examines Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw's relationship with ten women and their influences on his life and works. Shows how many of the women Shaw became acquainted with became characters in his plays. Dramatizes scenes from Candida, Man and Superman, and Pygmalion to illustrate his constant themes of the male's attempting to escape a pursuing female and the rejection of romantic love., Discusses George Bernard Shaw's relationships with 10 women and uses scenes from some of his best known plays to relate his life to his art. Dramatizes scenes from Candida, Man and superman, and Pygmalion to illustrate his constant theme of the male's attempting to escape a pursuing female and the rejection of romantic love.

Complete Record: Examines Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw's relationship with ten women and their influences on his life and works. Shows how many of the women Shaw became acquainted with became characters in his plays. Dramatizes scenes from Candida, Man and Superman, and Pygmalion to illustrate his constant themes of the male's attempting to escape a pursuing female and the rejection of romantic love., Discusses George Bernard Shaw's relationships with 10 women and uses scenes from some of his best known plays to relate his life to his art. Dramatizes scenes from Candida, Man and superman, and Pygmalion to illustrate his constant theme of the male's attempting to escape a pursuing female and the rejection of romantic love. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.