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Yentl
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Yentl is a 1983 American musical drama film directed by Barbra Streisand, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jack Rosenthal. The movie is based on a work by Isaac Bashevis Singer and features a cast including Streisand, Mandy Patinkin, Amy Irving, and Nehemiah Persoff. Michel Legrand composed the score, while David Watkin served as director of photography and Terry Rawlings as film editor. The narrative is set in Poland and was filmed in the Czech Republic.
The film has a runtime of 132 or 133 minutes and was produced by United Artists, Barwood Films, and Ladbroke. It had a budget of 12,000,000 and grossed between 30,400,000 and 40,200,000 at the box office. Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Netflix, Yentl received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and Best Production Design, as well as Golden Raspberry Award nominations. It was also named one of the National Board of Review's Top Ten Films.
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6.7In a time when girls were forbidden to study religious scriptures, a Jewish girl masquerades as a boy to enter religious training and unexpectedly finds love along the way.
Cast
- Barbra Streisand as Yentl
- Mandy Patinkin as Avigdor
- Amy Irving as Hadass
- Nehemiah Persoff as Rebbe Mendel
- Steven Hill as Reb Alter Vishkower
- Allan Corduner as Shimmele
Themes
- musical
- studies
- disguise
- unhappiness
- boys' school
- woman director
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Yentl
- Director
- Barbra Streisand
- Screenwriter
- Barbra Streisand
- Cast member
- Kerry Shale
- Composer
- Michel Legrand
- Production company
- United Artists
- Cinematographer
- David Watkin
- Narrative location
- Poland
- Filming location
- Czech Republic
- Duration
- 133
- FilmAffinity ID
- 456848
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Yentl title.JPG
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- publication date
- 1984-01-06
- film editor
- Terry Rawlings
- title
- Yentl
- nominated for
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score
- distributed by
- Netflix
- after a work by
- Isaac Bashevis Singer
- capital cost
- 12000000
- box office
- 40200000
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 68/100
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