{"id":88533,"date":"2022-11-27T16:05:54","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T23:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=88533"},"modified":"2023-09-02T23:32:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T06:32:35","slug":"funny-girl-1968","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=88533","title":{"rendered":"Funny Girl (1968)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Hello, gorgeous!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Poster-197x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-88535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Poster-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Poster-177x270.png 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Poster.png 609w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nBroadway phenomenon Fanny Brice (Barbra Streisand) reflects back on her legendary rise to fame work for Flo Ziegfeld (Walter Pidgeon) while engaging in a troubled romance with her gambling husband (Omar Sharif).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anne Francis Films<\/li>\n<li>Barbra Streisand Films<\/li>\n<li>Biopics<\/li>\n<li>Gambling<\/li>\n<li>Marital Problems<\/li>\n<li>Musicals <\/li>\n<li>Omar Sharif Films<\/li>\n<li>Romance<\/li>\n<li>Singers<\/li>\n<li>Strong Females<\/li>\n<li>Walter Pidgeon Films<\/li>\n<li>William Wyler Films <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nBarbra Streisand tied with Katharine Hepburn and earned an Academy Award in her cinematic debut as Fanny Brice, a role she <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Funny_Girl_(musical)\">had inhabited previously on Broadway<\/a>. While she was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/25128\/funny-girl#articles-reviews?articleId=220494\">purportedly a challenge to deal with on set<\/a>, Streisand&#8217;s performance throughout is top-notch, and she clearly knew how to portray herself in the best light (literally). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Streisand.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Streisand-1024x437.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"273\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-88542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Streisand-1024x437.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Streisand-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Streisand-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Streisand-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Streisand-604x258.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Streisand.png 1297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sharif (despite much controversy over being Egyptian during a tense time in world politics with this nation) is nicely cast as her handsome husband, who appreciates her talents while understandably wanting to make his own way in life. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Sharif-Streisand.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Sharif-Streisand-1024x437.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"273\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-88543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Sharif-Streisand-1024x437.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Sharif-Streisand-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Sharif-Streisand-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Sharif-Streisand-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Sharif-Streisand-604x258.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Sharif-Streisand.png 1291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Their scenes together are never uncomfortable, despite knowing the ultimate trajectory of their marriage. Pidgeon is appropriately old-school as Ziegfeld (thank goodness Fanny stands up to him in a pivotal early scene): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Pidgeon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Pidgeon-1024x444.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"278\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-88544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Pidgeon-1024x444.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Pidgeon-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Pidgeon-128x56.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Pidgeon-768x333.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Pidgeon-604x262.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Pidgeon.png 1289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Oscar-nominated Kay Medford is fine if underused as Fanny&#8217;s Jewish Mama. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Medford.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Medford-1024x440.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"275\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-88545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Medford-1024x440.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Medford-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Medford-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Medford-768x330.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Medford-604x259.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Medford.png 1292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More egregious is the severely truncated presence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0062994\/trivia?item=tr6086009\">Anne Francis as Fanny&#8217;s friend Georgia James<\/a> (seen below on the left) &#8212; though at 2.5+ hours long, the film does already feel lengthy enough. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Cloud.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Cloud-1024x442.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"276\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-88546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Cloud-1024x442.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Cloud-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Cloud-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Cloud-768x331.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Cloud-604x261.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Cloud.png 1286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Film fanatics will surely want to check out this beautifully produced musical (directed by William Wyler) for its historical relevance, and to see Streisand in the role that defined but never constrained her. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Barbra Streisand as Fanny Brice<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Beautiful-Bridge.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Beautiful-Bridge-1024x434.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"271\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-88536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Beautiful-Bridge-1024x434.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Beautiful-Bridge-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Beautiful-Bridge-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Beautiful-Bridge-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Beautiful-Bridge-604x256.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Beautiful-Bridge.png 1295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine musical numbers<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-People-Who-Need-People.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-People-Who-Need-People-1024x431.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"269\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-88537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-People-Who-Need-People-1024x431.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-People-Who-Need-People-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-People-Who-Need-People-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-People-Who-Need-People-768x324.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-People-Who-Need-People-604x254.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-People-Who-Need-People.png 1289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Harry Stradling&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Streisand2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Streisand2-1024x437.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"273\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-88539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Streisand2-1024x437.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Streisand2-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Streisand2-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Streisand2-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Streisand2-604x258.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Funny-Girl-Streisand2.png 1295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for Streisand&#8217;s breakthrough cinematic performance. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Noteworthy Performance(s)<\/li>\n<li>Oscar Winner or Nominee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0062994\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s4161funn.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salon.com\/2001\/08\/31\/funny_girl\/\">Salon Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/25128\/funny-girl#articles-reviews\">TCM Articles<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Hello, gorgeous!&#8221; Synopsis: Broadway phenomenon Fanny Brice (Barbra Streisand) reflects back on her legendary rise to fame work for Flo Ziegfeld (Walter Pidgeon) while engaging in a troubled romance with her gambling husband (Omar Sharif). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Anne Francis Films Barbra Streisand Films Biopics Gambling Marital Problems Musicals Omar Sharif Films Romance Singers Strong Females Walter Pidgeon Films William Wyler Films Review: Barbra Streisand tied with Katharine Hepburn and earned an Academy Award in her cinematic debut&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=88533\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=88533"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91032,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88533\/revisions\/91032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=88533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=88533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=88533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}