Yentl
After the death of their parents, Jewish girl Yentl Mendel is left orphaned and homeless. Given no choice left, she takes the most important decision in her life: leave the village and disguised as a boy to join the religious school, a school that prohibits girls.
11 September 1919, London, England, UK
10 September 1953, Palo Alto, California, USA
24 March 1939, Urmston, Manchester, England, UK
24 February 1922, Seattle, Washington, USA
30 November 1952, Chicago, Illinois, USA
2 April 1950, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
1921, Romania
March 14, 2004
Streisand knows her way in front of and behind the camera, but does she have to hog it all? Why cast the magnificent Mandy Patinkin and not let him sing?
April 21, 2009
Yentl is all about, who else? Miss Streisand. But her vast talents turn a gender-bending fable into a winner.
July 13, 2005
Directed by and starring Streisant, this is a charming gender-bending fable, too bad the music is so undistinguished.
October 27, 2009
While the movie is on target in terms of noble intent, so much about Yentl is self defeating, and the legendary ego of Streisand can safely be deemed the culprit.
June 19, 2004
Surprisingly powerful.
September 23, 2008
Oy!
July 29, 2002
"perhaps Streisand's finest hour, on all fronts"
December 30, 2010
Romantic folk tale retold with music and classic Streisand.
