Streisand, like the picture, extends the characterization she launched so dazzlingly in Funny Girl ... What I find most impressive and likable about the performance is the softened, bittersweet maturity that Streisand lets us see in Fanny Brice. You sense that Streisand understands the star as well as she understood the impetuous young hopeful. An extraordinary presentation is the power and delight of both movies." Gary Arnold of The Washington Post called it a "lavish but uninspired" film that "seems to be celebrating stardom for stardom's sake. It's a joyless, mechanical Big Movie Musical." Caan thought there were "too many cooks messing around", although he liked his performance. Awards and nominations Soundtrack The soundtrack peaked on the Billboard Album Chart at number 6 and was certified gold. A majority of the songs were written by Kander and Ebb. See also List of American films of 1975 References Bibliography Nickens, Christopher and Swenson, Karen (2001). The Films of Barbra Streisand, Citadel Press, Waldman, Allison J. (2001). The Barbra Streisand Scrapbook, Citadel Press, External links Barbra Archives Page on Funny Lady film, including cut scenes Barbra Archives: "Funny Lady" Soundtrack page 1975 films 1975 musicals 1970s musical films American musical films American biographical films American sequel films Columbia Pictures films 1970s English-language films Films about musical theatre Films directed by Herbert Ross Films set in New York City Films set in the 1930s Films set in the 1940s Musical films based on actual events 1970s American films