Yentl (film)

Yentl
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBarbra Streisand
Screenplay by
Based on"Yentl the Yeshiva Boy"
by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDavid Watkin
Edited byTerry Rawlings
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byMGM/UA Entertainment Company
Release date
  • November 18, 1983 (1983-11-18) (United States)
Running time
134 min (theatrical cut)[1]
137 min (director's cut)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12 million
Box office$68.7 million

Yentl is a 1983 American romantic musical drama film directed, co-written, co-produced by, and starring American entertainer Barbra Streisand. It is based on Isaac Bashevis Singer's short story "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy".[2]

The film incorporates music to tell the story of an Ashkenazi Jewish woman in Poland in 1904 who decides to disguise herself as a man so that she can receive an education in Talmudic law. The film's musical score and songs, composed by Michel Legrand, with lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, include the songs "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" and "The Way He Makes Me Feel", both sung by Streisand. The film received the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture—Musical or Comedy and Best Director for Streisand, making her the first woman to win Best Director at the Golden Globes.

  1. ^ Yentl at the TCM Movie Database
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ebert was invoked but never defined (see the help page).