Funny Girl, 1968 - ★★★★½
Streisand has been slowly creeping up on me after decades of cynicism and dismissal. No surprise that “Funny Girl” is what finally made her completely click for me like my Boomer parents.
How could anyone ever try to recreate this role?
Why would they?
And yes kudos to William Wyler for making such a gorgeous (see what I did there) looking film and Omar Shariff for Omar Shariffing - but this is all Barbara!
An amazing film and an amazing restoration.