Yentl

Yentl

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  • Genre(s): Musical, Drama, Romance
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Barbra Streisand, Zdeněk Troška, Steve Harding, Mirek Lux, Peter Waller See all Crew
  • Cast(s): Barbra Streisand, Mandy Patinkin, Amy Irving, Nehemiah Persoff, Steven Hill See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 2h 12min
  • Music: Michel Legrand,Philip Rogers,David Hildyard,Jim Shields,Bill Rowe
  • Award(s): Oscar 1984 (Won)
    Oscar 1984 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Purple Rain, Diana: The Musical
  • Story:
    Rebbe Mendel is a single father who teaches the Talmud, a sacred text of Judaism, to the boys of his small Polish town. Behind closed doors, he also instructs his daughter, Yentl, despite the fact that girls are forbidden to study religious scripture. When Yentl's father dies, she still has a strong desire to learn about her faith -- so she disguises herself as a male, enrolls in a religious school, and unexpectedly finds love along the way.
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6.6/10
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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
Rebbe Mendel is a single father who teaches the Talmud, a sacred text of Judaism, to the boys of his small Polish town. Behind closed doors, he also instructs his daughter, Yentl, despite the fact that girls are forbidden to study religious scripture. When Yentl's father dies, she still has a strong desire to learn about her faith -- so she disguises herself as a male, enrolls in a religious school, and unexpectedly finds love along the way.
Ratings

6.6/10

IMDb

AWARDS

Won
Oscar Award

Best Music Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score | 1984 | Alan

Golden Globe Award

Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | 1984

Best Director Motion Picture | 1984 | Barbra

NBR Award

Top Ten Films | 1983

Satellite Award

Best DVD Extras | 2009

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Nominations
Oscar Award

Best Art DirectionSet Decoration | 1984 | Roy

Best Music Original Song | 1984 | Alan

Best Actress in a Supporting Role | 1984 | Amy

Golden Globe Award

Best Original Song Motion Picture | 1984 | Marilyn

Best Original Score Motion Picture | 1984 | Michel

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | 1984 | Mandy

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | 1984 | Barbra

Grammy Award

Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special | 1985 | Alan

Razzie Award

Worst Musical Score | 1984 | Marilyn

Worst Actor | 1984 | Barbra

Worst Supporting Actress | 1984 | Amy

Satellite Award

Best Classic DVD | 2009

Silver Ribbon Award

Best Foreign Actress Migliore Attrice Straniera | 1984 | Barbra

David Award

Best Foreign Producer Migliore Produttore Straniero | 1984 | Barbra

BOX OFFICE

Budget 12,000,000 USD

Box Office Collection 30,400,000 USD

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

Barbra Streisand hand-picked Mandy Patinkin for this movie, and he politely declined several times because he did not like the script. He was eventually invited to Streisand's house where they could discuss the parts he wanted to change. He then agreed to be in the film.

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

Yentl's character was meant to be 26, Barbra Streisand was 40 when she played her.

Barbra Streisand had the movie filmed in long takes without cuts because that's what she was used to with her background in theatre.

Steven Spielberg called the film "the best directorial debut since Citizen Kane (1941)".

Popular Dialogues

"Yentl: Why is it that every book I buy, every bookseller has the same old argument? Yentl's Father: You know why. Yentl: I envy them. Yentl's Father: The booksellers? Yentl: No, not the booksellers, the students. Talking about life, the mysteries of the universe and I'm learning how to tell a herring from a carp. Yentl's Father: Yentl, for the thousandth time, men and women..." Yentl: [cuts him off] have different obligations, I know, but... Yentl's Father: [cuts her off] and don't ask why. Yentl's Father: [sees her disappointment] Go on, get the book. Yentl: Thank you, papa! Yentl's Father: The shutters, darling. Yentl: We don't have to hide my studying from God, then why the neighbors? Yentl's Father: Why? Because I trust God will understand. I'm not so sure about the neighbors."

"Rabbi Zalman: It's by their questions that we choose our students, not only by their answers."