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Funny Girl/Funny Lady by Herbert Ross, William Wyler
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DVD Cover InformationActor: Barbra Streisand, Ben Vereen, James Caan, Omar Sharif, Roddy McDowall Director: Herbert Ross, William Wyler Brand: Sony Cinematographer: Harry Stradling Sr. Cinematographer: James Wong Howe Producer: Ray Stark Writer: Arnold Schulman Writer: Isobel Lennart Writer: Jay Presson Allen DVD: Region Code 99 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language) Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC Picture Format: 2.35:1 Running Time: 290 minutes DVD Release Date: 2005-02-22 Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of Funny Girl/Funny LadyMovie Review: Hello Barbra! Summary: 5 Stars
Imagine making your first movie and it becoming an instant classic?
Barbra Streisand was already a star of records/ television and, of course, the stage where FUNNY GIRL was first presented. But could she transfer her quirky, highly exotic looks and original and undefined personality to the screen?
She did and you only have to watch a few minutes of FUNNY GIRL to know that the woman is a star who rightly has earned her place.
From the opening lines to the end where she breaks the rules and does a live performance of "My Man", the film clearly belongs to Ms. Streisand. (Note: I recall seeing the film at the Criterion theater in NYC during the Christmas holidays in 1969; the management would open up the doors leading to the street for the last five minutes of the reserved seating film. Would you believe people would wait out in the cold just to hear Barbra sing "My Man"? Well they did and that is the kind of star power that makes both FUNNY GIRL and FUNNY LADY nothing short of fantastic.)
Although FUNNY LADY is not the film that FUNNY GIRL is, give it a chance. Produced in the "new style" way of CABARET, the camera got more into the musical numbers so that a bit of the staginess and old fashion charm is lost. That does not mean that, again, Barbra Streisand does not pull off another major coup.
Good singing/ acting and fantastic family fun. Who can ask for more?
Summary of Funny Girl/Funny LadyA two-film musicalcollection starring Barbra StreisandProductInformationThe Barbra Streisand Funny Girl/Funny Lady DVD Box Set combines the twofilms that feature Barbra Streisand as comedienne Fanny Brice. Barbra Streisand won the 1968 Best Actress Oscar for herscreen debut as rising Ziegfeld Follies star Fanny Brice in Funny Girlwhich as also nominated for Best Picture and remains one of the mostpopular movie musicals ever made. Co-starring Omar Sharifthe film features the now classic songs "People" and "Don't Rain on MyParade." The 1975 sequel Funny Lady also starringStreisand featured an all-star cast and was nominated for five AcademyAwards including Best Original Song for "How Lucky Can You Get."Product OverviewFunny GirlFunny Girl is one of the most popular movie musicals ever madefollowing the early career of stage comedienne Fanny Brice a role thatearned Barbra Streisand the 1968 Oscar for best actress. Asthe film opens only her mother believes Fanny can make it in showbusiness. When she gets her first break at Keeney's Music Hall herhilarious debut as a roller-skating chorus girl gets her hired as acomedienne. A year later Fanny is working for FlorenzZiegfeld in his famous Follies and brings the house down when anoutrageous and unplanned number. Fanny becomes a star fallsin love and marries Nick Arnstein (Omar Sharif) a handsome gamblerwhose luck doesn't hold up. The film's many memorable songsinclude "Don't Rain On My Parade" and the Streisand classic "People."Specifications Stars: Barbra Streisand OmarSharif Kay Medford Format: Color DVDWidescreen Languages: English French Subtitles: English FrenchSpanish Portuguese Chinese Korean Thai Rating: PG Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 155 Minutes Produced By: Ray StarkFunny LadyIn Funny Lady the sequel to Funny Girl Barbra Streisand is back andshe's better than ever as t
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