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Dominican Rep. Funny Girl
2,561
Musical. Drama. Romance
In FUNNY GIRL, the highly fictionalized musical biopic, Barbara Streisand makes her film debut in a reprisal of her Broadway role as Ziegfeld star Fanny Brice. Brice, a poor Jewish girl from New York's Lower East Side, rose to fame and won audience's hearts everywhere with her comic antics and powerful singing. Unfortunately, she had far less success in her personal life, and the film focuses on her doomed romance with her first husband, gambler Nicky Arnstein. [+]
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"The musical biography of comedian Fanny Brice emerges as a true classic, as enthralling as the day it was released in 1968." | POS |
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United States |
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"Whatever its flaws, Funny Girl is one star vehicle that works perfectly for its subject" | POS |
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United States |
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"Barbra Streisand in her Hollywood debut makes a marked impact." | POS |
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United States |
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"Streisand is stunning, but the film is a trial, particularly when the music disappears somewhere around the 90-minute mark and all that's left is leaden melodrama" | NEU |
United Kingdom |
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"For the rare uninitiated, this is a fine introduction to Babs' talents" | POS |
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United States |
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"You can reexperience the humor and magic -- and the essence of Streisand -- in this William Wyler classic." | POS |
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United States |
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"It is a superb example of Hollywood craftsmanship in which all elements have been blended to perfection with inspired artistry." | POS |
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