Yentl ★★½ 1983 (PG) The famous Barbra adaptation of Isaac Bashevis Singer's story set in 1900s Eastern Europe about a Jewish girl who masquerades as a boy in order to study the Talmud, and who becomes enmeshed in romantic miscues. Lushly photographed, with a repetitive score that nevertheless won an Oscar. Singer was reportedly appalled by the results of Streisand's hyper-controlled project. ♫A Piece of Sky; No Matter What Happens; This Is One of Those Moments; Tomorrow Night; Where Is It Written; No Wonder; The Way He Makes Me Feel; Papa, Can You Hear Me; Will Someone Ever Look at Me That Way?. 134m/C VHS. Barbra Streisand, Mandy Patinkin, Amy Irving, Nehemiah Persoff, Steven Hill, Allan Corduner, Ruth Goring, David de Keyser, Bernard Spear;
Director:
Barbra Streisand;
Writer:
David Watkin;
Cameo:
Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman. Oscars '83: Orig. Song Score and/or Adapt.; Golden Globes '84: Director (Streisand), Film—Mus./Comedy.
