Rating: PG
Genre:
Romance
Release Date: 02/03/2009
Run Time: 133 Minutes
Flags: Mild Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Humor
Distributor/Studio: MGM
Barbra Streisand's directorial debut,
Yentl, is a
musical adaptation of a story by the beloved Jewish writer
Isaac Bashevis Singer.
Yentl (
Streisand) is a young woman who wants nothing more than to study religious scripture. She is denied that possibility because she is a woman. She moves, passes herself off as a male named Anshel, and then begins her studies. She becomes close to fellow student
Avigdor (
Mandy Patinkin), eventually falling in love with him, although she can not reveal her true self as she would then be expelled.
Avigdor is in love with
Hadass (
Amy Irving), but religious law forbids him from marrying her.
Avigdor attempts to fix Anshel up with
Hadass, leading to
Hadass falling in love with Anshel.
Yentl received four Academy Award nominations, including two Best Song nods.
~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
