Funny Lady

Funny Lady is an American feature film from the year 1975. He is the sequel of the successful musical film version of Funny Girl from the year 1968.

Action

New York City in the 1930s. Fanny Brice is now divorced from Nicky Arnstein. The world economic crisis has not made ​​even before the Broadway theaters, stop, and Fanny has problems finding work. With her friend and manager Bobby Moore visited Fanny night clubs to find new songs that they can play in their repertoire. On one of these trips she met the night club owner and songwriter Billy Rose know. Billy Rose begins to work with her. He produces her show, it turns out, however, as ruinous producer. After a tour through the province they have finally also in New York success. In one of the ideas Nicky Arnstein comes. Fanny still loves him, but discovers that Arnstein is now married to a very rich woman. When Billy Rose makes her in this situation, a marriage proposal, she accepts. The marriage, however, is ill-fated. Billy is struggling with the situation, to be the husband of a famous woman, which discharges itself again and again in aggression. Fanny earned the money, and Billy lives out his frustrations, cheating on his wife. As Fanny caught him with a synchronized swimmer in bed, she breaks up with him.

Years later they meet again. Fanny is still the big singing star, while Billy Rose has become a successful businessman. He bought the old Ziegfeld Theatre and raves of a huge production with Salvador Dalí as a stage designer, Leopold Stokowski as conductor and Fanny at the center of the revue. But Fanny says goodbye to him and tells him she would call him tomorrow.

Background

The film deals with the four years of marriage, the singer Fanny Brice with the songwriter Billy Rose, who later became a successful Broadway producer was. The film as a result of history of successful musicals Funny Girl fell through with both critics and audiences. He does not come even remotely approach the predecessor, though again some great dance scenes were staged. The writing team of John Kander and Fred Ebb wrote five new songs for this film; came to some songs that were part of the repertoire of Fanny Brice, such as Me and My Shadow, to the Billy Rose had written the text.

Awards

The film received five nominations for an Academy Award in the following categories: Best Cinematography, Best Song ( How Lucky Can You Get by Kander / Ebb ), Best Music, Best Costume Design ( Ray Aghayan ) and Best Sound. For Barbra Streisand and James Caan, there was also a Golden Globe Award nomination. At the awards the film then considered, however empty.

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