Barbara leaves sexist Blackpool for London in the early sixties, where she is soon discovered by a businessman who lands her a role in a sitcom. The team she works with sees her talent, but the announcer has doubts about this unknown name with a stupid accent. Her first episode is decisive: the audience falls in love with her. Now that she is becoming famous, she faces a number of problems, but what bothers Barbara the most is how men run over women. Funny Woman is the film adaptation of the book Funny Girl by Nick Hornsby, a comedy-drama light novel. In the title, a girl has become a woman, because the lead role goes to Gemma Arterton, who is approaching forty. Of course, there's no rule that the word "girl" can no longer be used after a certain age, but this prevents silly jokes from being made on social media. Stars: Gemma Arterton, Tom Bateman, Arsher Ali However, the word "fun" is much more ironic here. Gemma Arterton is a good actress, but she is not funn...
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