Funny Girl
1968, G, 155 min.
Directed by William Wyler, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif.

In her debut film performance, Streisand portrays Fanny Brice, a vaudeville star whose life and loves are given the Hollywood treatment. Now more than ever, the time may be right for “People Who Need People,” one of the many fine tunes that punctuate Funny Girl. Others include “Don’t Rain on My Parade,” and “Second-Hand Rose.”

This article appears in September 28 • 2001.

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Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.