And NOW,Think Classic, 1968 Columbia Pictures and William Wyler proudly present to you:
The GREAT Barbra Streisand
In one of the greatest movies of all time....
Funny Girl
1968
Starring Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif and Walter Pidgeon
1968
Starring Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif and Walter Pidgeon
The film is set in the days just before WWI, with Barbra Streisand acting out true events of the life of actress and comedienne Fanny Brice (1891-1951).
It opens with the famous Fanny Brice, sitting alone in the theater, having just recieved news that this is the day her husband will be coming home.From where, it doesn't specify.Fanny then has nostalgic flashbacks to the early days of her career, when she first met her husband, Nick Arnstein (Omar Sharif), and the early days of their marriage.
At the onset of the flashbacks, the younger Fanny lives in New York City, NY.She's desparate to
be an actress-to be on the stage,and be taken seriously,but no one ever gives her the chance to display her talents.Almost by accident, she gets a part in a burlesque performance at Mr. Keeney's revue,which is where she first meets the handsome,charismatic Nicky Arnstein.She doesn't stay long at the revue, though, because it isn't long until the legendary Florenz Ziegfeld (Walter Pidgeon) comes calling.Ziegfeld offers her a part in his show, which she naturally accepts.
Despite a disastrous opening performance, Fanny eventually comes to headline the Ziegfeld Follies.Nick is very supportive of Fanny and, even more remarkable in Fanny's mind, he seems as genuinely interested in her as she is in him.He comes in and out of her life several times, never staying long because he never has definite plans.This leads to some discord between the couple,which they eventually smooth over.After a more steady courtship, Fanny unconventionally proposes to Nick.Arnstein,who gambles for a living,says he will marry her as long as he earns enough in a single card game.Fanny is worried that he won't come through,but in the end he wins a fortune and the two get married.The early days of the Arnstein's marriage are happy and apparently untroubled,but they don't
last long.They begin to fight more and more as Fanny's career escalates and Nick's good name gets sullied due to a bad streak of luck whereby he loses his fortune.Nick,wanting to be the man of the family,eventually becomes desparate enough to get involved in a phoney bond deal in order to rake in some extra cash.He gets caught and is arrested.He pleads guilty at his trial,and is sentenced to two years in prison,saying that if he's "lucky," he'll be out in eighteen months.While meeting with his wife just before being escorted to prison, Nick tells her that he wants her to divorce him.Fanny is shocked, and isn't ready to let go.The two of them make a deal,at her insistence, that if he still feels that way after he's let out of prison,then she'll divorce him.
We then return to Fanny,still sitting alone in the theater after reminiscing.She finally goes to her dressing room to prepare for her show that night.Minutes before she's due to go on stage, Nick shows up.His feelings haven't changed,just as Fanny suspected they wouldn't.They say goodbye and go their separate ways.Fanny is heartbroken,but the show must go on.She steps out onto the stage and the film ends with her performance of the song "My Man."
At the onset of the flashbacks, the younger Fanny lives in New York City, NY.She's desparate to
be an actress-to be on the stage,and be taken seriously,but no one ever gives her the chance to display her talents.Almost by accident, she gets a part in a burlesque performance at Mr. Keeney's revue,which is where she first meets the handsome,charismatic Nicky Arnstein.She doesn't stay long at the revue, though, because it isn't long until the legendary Florenz Ziegfeld (Walter Pidgeon) comes calling.Ziegfeld offers her a part in his show, which she naturally accepts.Despite a disastrous opening performance, Fanny eventually comes to headline the Ziegfeld Follies.Nick is very supportive of Fanny and, even more remarkable in Fanny's mind, he seems as genuinely interested in her as she is in him.He comes in and out of her life several times, never staying long because he never has definite plans.This leads to some discord between the couple,which they eventually smooth over.After a more steady courtship, Fanny unconventionally proposes to Nick.Arnstein,who gambles for a living,says he will marry her as long as he earns enough in a single card game.Fanny is worried that he won't come through,but in the end he wins a fortune and the two get married.The early days of the Arnstein's marriage are happy and apparently untroubled,but they don't
last long.They begin to fight more and more as Fanny's career escalates and Nick's good name gets sullied due to a bad streak of luck whereby he loses his fortune.Nick,wanting to be the man of the family,eventually becomes desparate enough to get involved in a phoney bond deal in order to rake in some extra cash.He gets caught and is arrested.He pleads guilty at his trial,and is sentenced to two years in prison,saying that if he's "lucky," he'll be out in eighteen months.While meeting with his wife just before being escorted to prison, Nick tells her that he wants her to divorce him.Fanny is shocked, and isn't ready to let go.The two of them make a deal,at her insistence, that if he still feels that way after he's let out of prison,then she'll divorce him.We then return to Fanny,still sitting alone in the theater after reminiscing.She finally goes to her dressing room to prepare for her show that night.Minutes before she's due to go on stage, Nick shows up.His feelings haven't changed,just as Fanny suspected they wouldn't.They say goodbye and go their separate ways.Fanny is heartbroken,but the show must go on.She steps out onto the stage and the film ends with her performance of the song "My Man."
"Oh my man, I love him so.He'll never know.All my life is just despair,but I don't care.
When he takes me in his arms the world is bright, alright.
What's the difference if I say I'll go away, when I know I'll come back on my knees someday?
For whatever my man is, I am his forever more."
The film is brilliant.One of my favorites, it's full of humor and jokes, catchy songs, happiness, love and heartbreak.
It was Barbra Streisand's first film role,for which she won an Academy Award for Best Actress.
The film features 16 songs.The songs "I'd Rather Be Blue," "Secondhand Rose" and "My Man" were all frequently performed by the real Fanny Brice during her career.And the film itself was produced by Fanny Brice's son-in-law, Ray Stark.
To view the official trailer,follow the link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5H3Z-ITtCs
When he takes me in his arms the world is bright, alright.
What's the difference if I say I'll go away, when I know I'll come back on my knees someday?
For whatever my man is, I am his forever more."
The film is brilliant.One of my favorites, it's full of humor and jokes, catchy songs, happiness, love and heartbreak.
It was Barbra Streisand's first film role,for which she won an Academy Award for Best Actress.
The film features 16 songs.The songs "I'd Rather Be Blue," "Secondhand Rose" and "My Man" were all frequently performed by the real Fanny Brice during her career.And the film itself was produced by Fanny Brice's son-in-law, Ray Stark.
To view the official trailer,follow the link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5H3Z-ITtCs
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