You know, the movie fails to tell any sort of coherent fictional or non-fictional story about Fanny Brice because why would anyone want to see a movie or a play about one of the great comedic talents of the 20th Century that wallows in mopy melodrama for most of its running time? A has-been rock star falls in love with a young, up-and-coming songstress.
She wants her way on the set, they say; and Miss Streisand has been heard to claim Well, this is her first film and that is a pleasant task. From Funny Girl by Bob Merrill and Jule Styne This, predictably, is one of my favourite songs of all time.
Funny Girl was produced by Ray Stark, Brice's real-life son-in-law, who had enough material left over for a sequel, 1975's Funny Lady. | |
Pride A bankrupt entrepreneur attempts to recoup some of her losses by getting a washed-out boxer she picked up as a tax loss back into the ring - an idea her protégé isn't fond of. | Rating: 9/10 Barbra Streisand. Musical & Performing Arts
A fine movie musical and a nice reminder of the time when Streisand was a talent rather than a 'phenomenon'. | Rating: 4/4 Most importantly, it's a film that remembers it is about a woman and a man, and never allows the show-biz glitter to suffocate the characters. Nicky's love and admiration are so soaring, and that's what makes the main relationship conflict of Fanny outgrowing Nicky and the show-stopping number "My Man" all the more tragic in a mere mortals sort of way.
By creating an account, you agree to the Funny Girl was produced by Ray Stark, Brice's real-life son-in-law, who had enough material left over for a sequel, 1975's Funny Lady. Funny Girl (Original, Musical, Comedy, Broadway) opened in New York City Mar 26, 1964 and played through Jul 1, 1967.
Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist.Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Copyright © Fandango. It is impossible to praise Miss Streisand too highly; hard to find much to praise about the rest of the film.She turns out, curiously enough, to be a born movie star. Well worth watching, even if most later Streisand movies aren't. The line appeared as the name of the salon where Angela (In 1975, Streisand reprised her role of Brice opposite The film was released on Region 1 DVD on October 23, 2001. Please enter your email address and we will email you a new password. Funny Girl is a 1964 musical with a book by Isobel Lennart, music by Jule Styne, and lyrics by Bob Merrill. Was this review helpful to you? As it is, the more modest ""Funny Girl" is lopsided; good when Barbra's there, transcendent during her best numbers ("Don't Rain On My Parade," "My Man" and a roller-skating sequence), and curiously flat the rest of the time, as if everyone were waiting until she got back.Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013.
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