Yentl (1983)

Director:

Barbra Streisand

Writers:

Jack Rosenthal (screenplay) and
Barbra Streisand (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

9 December 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

A film with music.

Plot:

A Jewish girl disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training.

Plot Keywords:

Talmud | Jewish | Love | Tradition | Torah

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

Barbra Streisand	...	Yentl
Mandy Patinkin	...	Avigdor
Amy Irving	...	Hadass
Nehemiah Persoff	...	Reb Mendel 'Papa'
Steven Hill	...	Reb Alter Vishkower
Allan Corduner	...	Shimmele
Ruth Goring	...	Esther Rachel
David de Keyser	...	Rabbi Zalman (as David De Keyser)
Bernard Spear	...	Tailor
Doreen Mantle	...	Mrs. Shaemen
Lynda Baron	...	Peshe (as Lynda Barron)
Jack Lynn	...	Bookseller
Anna Tzelniker	...	Mrs. Kovner
Miriam Margolyes	...	Sarah
Mary Henry	...	Mrs. Jacobs

Runtime:

132 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | 4-Track Stereo (Dolby Magnetic 35mm prints)

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:S | France:U | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Company:

United Artists

Trivia:

Amy Irving became the first - and to date only - actress to be nominated for both an Academy Award and a Razzie Award for the same performance. She won neither award.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the scene where Streisand sings "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" toward the beginning of the film, Yentl's glasses are laid down in front of her and the style of glasses shown in this scene have modern temple/ear pieces - inappropriate for the time period. However, during other scenes where Yentl takes off or puts on her glasses, the glasses are the old-fashioned, cable-temple/wrap-around-the-ear-style glasses - appropriate for the time-period.

Quotes:

Avigdor: I can't believe this, I'm arguing with a woman!
Yentl: It's not the first time.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "South Park: Mecha Streisand (#1.12)" (1998)

Soundtrack:

No Wonder

Not that good

This is a good musical but not a great one. It's over rated. I thought the music was depressing. Babs is Fab but I don't want to hear just her singing for over two hours. They had actors like Mandy Patinkin, a pretty great singer, singing NOTHING..HELLO? Furthermore; I know Amy Irving won great reviews for her role but her character was as dead as a door knob. It was a good story line but not a great musical. See it for the historical aspects and make your daughters see it so they can gain a valuable lesson. Women can do everything and history didn't always allow women to shine. It's a nice moral booster but that's all. This is not Babs best and someone must say it.