Funny lady

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Movie
German title Funny lady
Original title Funny lady
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1975
length 136 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Herbert Ross
script Jay Presson Allen , Arnold Schulman
production Ray Stark
music John Kander , Fred Ebb , Peter Matz
camera James Wong Howe
cut Marion Rothman , Maury Winetrobe
occupation

Funny Lady is an American feature film from 1975. It is the sequel to the successful musical film version Funny Girl from 1968.

action

New York City in the 1930s . Fanny Brice is now divorced from Nicky Arnstein. The Great Depression didn't stop at the Broadway theaters either, and Fanny has problems finding work. With her friend and manager Bobby Moore, Fanny visits nightclubs to find new songs to add to her repertoire. On one of these tours, she meets the night club owner and songwriter Billy Rose. This begins to work with her. He produces their show but turns out to be a ruinous producer. After a tour of the provinces, they finally achieved success in New York. Nicky Arnstein also comes to one of the performances. Fanny still loves him, but finds out that Arnstein is now married to a very rich woman. When Billy Rose proposes marriage to her in this situation, she accepts. However, the marriage is not a good star. Billy finds it difficult to be the husband of a famous woman, which leads to aggression over and over again. Fanny earns the money, and Billy lives out his frustrations by cheating on his wife. When Fanny catches him in bed with a synchronized swimmer, she separates from him.

Years later they meet again. Fanny continues to be the great singing star while Billy Rose has become a successful businessman. He bought the old Ziegfeld Theater and raves about a huge production with Salvador Dalí as the set designer, Leopold Stokowski as the conductor and Fanny at the center of the revue. However, Fanny says goodbye to him and tells him she would call him tomorrow.

background

The film is about the four-year marriage of singer Fanny Brice to songwriter Billy Rose , who later became a successful Broadway producer. The film as a follow-up story to the successful musical Funny Girl fell through with critics and audiences. It doesn't even come close to its predecessor, although some great dance scenes were staged here too. The writing duo John Kander and Fred Ebb wrote five new songs for this film; there were also some songs that were part of Fanny Brice's repertoire, such as B. Me and My Shadow , for which Billy Rose wrote the text.

Awards

The film received five nominations for an Oscar in the following categories: Best Cinematography, Best Song (How Lucky Can You Get by Kander / Ebb), Best Music, Best Costumes ( Ray Aghayan ) and Best Sound. Barbra Streisand and James Caan also received a Golden Globe Award nomination. At the awards, however, the film went away empty-handed.

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