
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain(1985)
Drama documentary which takes the form of an up-dated version of Pygmalion. With a special music score by jazz group Working Week, with real "society" characters and locations from 1984.

Movie: Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
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Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
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Drama documentary which takes the form of an up-dated version of Pygmalion. With a special music score by jazz group Working Week, with real "society" characters and locations from 1984.
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1985-04-08
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