Funny Girl/Funny Lady (1975)

Barbra Streisand won the 1968 Best Actress Oscar ® for her screen debut as rising Ziegfeld Follies star Fanny Brice in FUNNY GIRL which was also nominated for Best Picture and remains one of the most popular movie musicals ever made. Co-starring Omar Sharif the film features the now-classic songs People and Don t Rain on My Parade. She reteamed with Omar Sharif in 1975 for the sequel FUNNY LADY which featured an all-star cast and was nominated for 5 Academy Awards® including Best Original Song for How Lucky Can You Get. System Requirements:Running Time: 100 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY UPC: 043396102637 Manufacturer No: 10263 Product Description

Hello Barbra!

Imagine making your first movie and it becoming an instant classic?

Barbra Streisand was already a star of records/ television and, of course, the stage where FUNNY GIRL was first presented. But could she transfer her quirky, highly exotic looks and original and undefined personality to the screen?

She did and you only have to watch a few minutes of FUNNY GIRL to know that the woman is a star who rightly has earned her place.

From the opening lines to the end where she breaks the rules and does a live performance of "My Man", the film clearly belongs to Ms. Streisand. (Note: I recall seeing the film at the Criterion theater in NYC during the Christmas holidays in 1969; the management would open up the doors leading to the street for the last five minutes of the reserved seating film. Would you believe people would wait out in the cold just to hear Barbra sing "My Man"? Well they did and that is the kind of star power that makes both FUNNY GIRL and FUNNY LADY nothing short of fantastic.)

Although FUNNY LADY is not the film that FUNNY GIRL is, give it a chance. Produced in the "new style" way of CABARET, the camera got more into the musical numbers so that a bit of the staginess and old fashion charm is lost. That does not mean that, again, Barbra Streisand does not pull off another major coup.

Good singing/ acting and fantastic family fun. Who can ask for more? August 20, 2008

Movie set

This is one of Streisand's best. I purchased it as a Christmas gift for my 15 year old Granddaughter who loves the old musicals. Good for the whole family. "Funny Girl" is a must see if you like musicals. January 18, 2008

Great combo price, but missing a great extra from solo Funny Girl DVD

I'm getting this even though I already own "Funny Girl". The price for this duo is less than purchasing "Funny Lady" DVD alone. The only negative is that the "Funny Girl" (only) DVD has a great extra entitled "Barbra in Movieland", which is a very entertaining, detailed, well-narrated, behind the scenes short, concentrating on the filming of the musical number, "Don't Rain on My Parade". Many DVD "featurettes" bore me as mostly everyone interviewed banally talks endlessly about how talented and wonderful everyone else is; how lucky they are to be involved in such a "profound" project; etc. This short was obviously produced, possibly as a promotional piece, during or shortly after the actual filming in 1968. An old abandoned railway station in New Jersey is shown being brought back to turn-of-the-20th century-life. Its only current inhabitant, an elderly (real-life) caretaker who has worked at the station for decades, including its more active days as a bustling transportation hub. His presents and occasional comments provide an interesting and nostalgic aspect to the piece He relates going to see the real Fanny Brice years before. William Wyler even gives him a cameo in the scene; But he probably won't go see the film, "My wife and I don't get to the movies much anymore", he says. I've pulled out this DVD a number of times just to watch this extra. I can't say that very often. December 18, 2007

One But Not The Other

Funny Girl is Outstanding! Absolutely FIVE STARS! The music is incredible and Barbara is at her all time best. Barbara recaputures the brillance of her stage role and brings it to the screen. A throughly enjoyable film. And then there is Funny Lady. It can not be said that effort was not put into the making of this sequel, however, it pales by comparrison to the original. The peformances seem forced, the music and songs are just so-so and some of the dance numbers are down right laughable. A true disappointment. The only reason to purchase this two DVD set is to be able to really appreciate just how good the original is and how poor the follow up film is. My recommendation is to definately purchase Funny Girl and rent Funny Lady so you don't waste your money. September 19, 2007

Awesome FInd

What a way to find two classics together in one set. Took me back to my youth is the best way i can describe it September 19, 2007

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