Funny Girl (film)

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Movie
German title Funny girl
Original title Funny girl
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1968
length 151 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director William Wyler
script Isobel Lennart
production Ray Stark
music Jule Styne
camera Harry Stradling Sr.
cut William Sands ,
Maury Winetrobe
occupation

Funny Girl is an American musical film directed by William Wyler and starring Barbra Streisand from 1968 based on the musical of the same name by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill .

The main actress Barbra Streisand received an Oscar for her role as Fanny Brice in 1968 at the Academy Awards . In 2006 the film was rated by the American Film Institute as one of the most important film musicals in American cinema history, and in 2016 it was included in the national film register of the United States by the Library of Congress due to its cultural, historical and aesthetic importance.

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The film tells the biographical story of the Jewish comedian Fanny Brice , who grew up in the Jewish quarter of New York's Lower East Side , inspired by the idea of becoming a great vaudeville star. However, she is considered an ugly duckling with no great future predicted. With an iron will, she still manages to become a member of the famous Ziegfeld Follies of Florenz Ziegfeld and ultimately their biggest star. During her ascent, she falls in love with the charmer and player Nick Arnstein. The film tells her love story, which is as filled with ups and downs as her professional career. The story ends with Fanny and Nick divorce. A continuation of the life story was created in 1975 under the title Funny Lady , also with Barbra Streisand in the lead role.

background

The musical Funny Girl by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill was before the film version in 1964 on New York's Broadway listed. Barbra Streisand already played the role of Fanny Brice here.

The film's producer, Ray Stark , was the real Fanny Brice's son-in-law.

Reviews

"Neat, undemanding musical film adaptation, despite the ironic elements rather sentimental entertainment."

- Lexicon of international film

“Hollywood musical with great equipment about a Broadway star of the twenties. More routine and nice than sparkling, and only outstanding because of Barbra Streisand from a similar clothing. "

- Protestant film observer, review No. 92/1969

Film music

Not all of the songs from the Broadway musical were carried over to the film; for this some songs were used that were not written by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill:

  • If A Girl Isn't Pretty - Fanny, Mrs. Strakosh and Rose
  • I'm the Greatest Star - Fanny
  • I'd Rather Be Blue Over You - Fanny (text and music by Billy Rose and Fred Fisher)
  • Second Hand Rose - Fanny (text by Grant Clarke, music by James F. Hanley)
  • His Love Makes Me Beautiful - Fanny and Ensemble
  • People
  • You Are Woman, I Am Man - Fanny and Nick
  • Don't Rain on My Parade - Fanny
  • Sadie, Sadie - Fanny and Nick
  • The Swan - Fanny
  • Funny girl - fanny
  • My Man - Fanny (Text and music: I. Bibo, L. Woods & M. Yvain. This song was sung by Barbra Streisand as a tribute to Fanny Brice, who sang this song, as an encore after the theater performances and also ends the Movie.)

In the 2004 list of AFI's 100 Years… 100 Songs of the American Film Institute of the 100 Most Great Songs in American Film, the song People was voted number 13.

Awards

At the 1969 Academy Awards , Funny Girl was nominated in eight categories. The nominations in detail:

Only Barbra Streisand received the Oscar for the best leading role, which she had to share with Katharine Hepburn , who received her award for her role in The Lion in Winter on the night of the Academy Awards .

  • British Academy Film Awards - Barbra Streisand was also nominated for the British Film Awards, as was Irene Sharaff's cinematography and costume design .
  • Golden Globe - Barbra Streisand received the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical. Nominated in three other categories, the film came away empty-handed.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Funny Girl. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed November 29, 2016 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  2. ↑ AFI's 100 Years… 100 songs. (PDF; 134 kB) In: afi.com. American Film Institute (AFI), June 22, 2005, accessed August 28, 2015 .