Funny Girl (film) "funny girl" with her body, voice, gesture, and character, tying together her Jewishness and oddness. The film values women over men and portrays the men as dependent to their women; it reverses the gender roles. "Funny Girl" helped change the way women were viewed and used comedy to deflect Jewish mockery. Streisand was widely praised by critics, with "The New Yorker"s Pauline Kael calling it "A bravura performance ... As Fanny Brice, she has the wittiest comic inflections since the comediennes of the 30s; she makes written dialogue sound like inspired improvisation. ... Streisand's triumphant talent rides right over the
The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963 film) well, I can't even remember their names." The film has received slightly above average scores at Rotten Tomatoes, with five reviews posted, which note the stylish look to the film, but negatively point out its story. "Sight & Sound" stated that "Although certainly pioneering, "The Girl Who Knew Too Much" is a low-key, modest film. It would be Bava's subsequent production, the violent, striking Blood and Black Lace, that would announce the genre's arrival in bold primary colours." The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963 film) The Girl Who Knew Too Much () is a 1963 Italian giallo film. Directed