DVD Review: 'My Fair Lady'

Fresh Air | By Lloyd Schwartz,

Lloyd Schwartz

Published February 24, 2004 at 12:00 AM EST

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews a new DVD of the film My Fair Lady.

Lloyd Schwartz

Lloyd Schwartz is the classical music critic for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross.

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Lloyd Schwartz

Lloyd Schwartz is the classical music critic for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross.

See stories by Lloyd Schwartz

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