Yentl (1983) 6.2
A Jewish girl disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training. Director:Barbra Streisand |
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Yentl (1983) 6.2
A Jewish girl disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training. Director:Barbra Streisand |
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| Barbra Streisand | ... | ||
| Mandy Patinkin | ... | ||
| Amy Irving | ... | ||
| Nehemiah Persoff | ... |
Reb Mendel 'Papa'
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| Steven Hill | ... |
Reb Alter Vishkower
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| Allan Corduner | ... |
Shimmele
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Ruth Goring | ... |
Esther Rachel
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David de Keyser | ... |
Rabbi Zalman
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Bernard Spear | ... |
Tailor
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Doreen Mantle | ... |
Mrs. Shaemen
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Lynda Baron | ... |
Peshe
(as Lynda Barron)
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Jack Lynn | ... |
Bookseller
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Anna Tzelniker | ... |
Mrs. Kovner
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| Miriam Margolyes | ... |
Sarah
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Mary Henry | ... |
Mrs. Jacobs
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Dramatization of "Yentl, the Yeshiva Boy," by Isaac Bashevis Singer (1902-1991); originally published in Yiddish c. 1960, then in English c. 1983. The story: In an Ashkenazic shtetl in Poland, Yentl Mendel is the boyishly klutzy daughter and only child of long widowed Rebbe ("Talmud Teacher") Mendel, who teaches Talmud (a codification of Jewish Law) to local boys - and to Yentl, but secretly because girls were not allowed to learn the law in those days. When her father dies, Yentl is all alone in the world. She takes the momentous decision to leave the village and - disguised as a boy and calling herself by the name of her late brother, Anshel - seeks and gets admitted to a Yeshiva, to study the texts, traditions, subtleties and complexities of Torah, Talmud, etc. She befriends Avigdor who is engaged to Haddas, but her family discovers his brother committed suicide so they call off the wedding (in case Avigdor possesses the same madness). Anshel then finds "him"-self in the awkward ... Written by Micheal McLoughlin
Yentl is a young Jewish woman who shall be married, but she is too curious, she wants to know more and she wants to learn all about the Talmud, which is forbidden to women by this time. So she dresses herself like a young man and goes to the yeshiva, always frightened to be discovered, and there she meets Avigdor, a brilliant student, who is meant to be her mentor, and she fells in love with him. He is in love with a beautiful Jewish girl (Amy Irving) but he cannot marry her, because his brother died of suicide. So he asks Angel (Barbra Streisand) to marry her, and she does....
It's a real Barbra Streisand masterpiece, I think no one could have done this picture more sensual and beautiful like she did. A story, that never should be forgotten, of a woman that fights against the male world, wants to be more than the role that was meant to be hers. Brilliant songs, perfectly written by Michael Legrand, brilliant directed and also the sets are chosen very well, the picture of a Jewish world like it was in former times is set originally. Also Mandy Patinkin and Amy Irving are brilliant actors who can show their different faces in this movie. Thios movie is a MUST for everybody.