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Yentl
Directed by Barbra Streisand
Produced by Rusty Lemorande
Barbra Streisand
Written by Jack Rosenthal (screenplay)
Isaac Bashevis Singer (story)
Barbra Streisand
Starring Barbra Streisand
Mandy Patinkin
Amy Irving
Music by Michel Legrand
Cinematography David Watkin
Editing by Terry Rawlings
Distributed by MGM/UA Entertainment Company
Release date(s) November 18, 1983
Running time 132 min. Barbra Streisand (ˈstraɪsænd "STRY-sand" born April 24 1942 is an American Singer, Film and Theatre Actress Rusty Lemorande is an American screenwriter and film producer who created the 1989 version of "Journey to the Center of the Earth" Barbra Streisand (ˈstraɪsænd "STRY-sand" born April 24 1942 is an American Singer, Film and Theatre Actress Jack Rosenthal CBE ( 8 September 1931 - 29 May 2004) was an English Playwright, who wrote 129 early episodes Isaac Bashevis Singer (יצחק באַשעװיס זינגער (November 21 1902 (see notes below – July 24 1991 was a Nobel Prize -winning Polish -born Barbra Streisand (ˈstraɪsænd "STRY-sand" born April 24 1942 is an American Singer, Film and Theatre Actress Barbra Streisand (ˈstraɪsænd "STRY-sand" born April 24 1942 is an American Singer, Film and Theatre Actress Mandy Patinkin ( (born November 30, 1952) is an American actor of stage and screen and a Tenor vocalist Amy Davis Irving (born September 10, 1953) is an American Actress, known for her $100 million settlement with Steven Spielberg Michel Legrand (born February 24, 1932 in Paris) is a French musical composer arranger conductor and pianist of Armenian descent David Watkin may refer to David Watkin (cinematographer (1925-2008 David Watkin (historian (born 1941 the Cambridge architectural Terry Rawlings (born 1933 in London England) is a Film editor and Sound editor with several BAFTA nominations and one Academy Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar)
Country Flag of the United States U.S.
Language English
Budget $12,000,000 (estimated)
Gross revenue $30,400,000
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Yentl is a play by Leah Napolin and Isaac Bashevis Singer. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Isaac Bashevis Singer (יצחק באַשעװיס זינגער (November 21 1902 (see notes below – July 24 1991 was a Nobel Prize -winning Polish -born

Based on Singer's short story "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy," it centers on a young girl who defies tradition by discussing and debating Jewish law and theology with her rabbi father. The short story is a literary genre of Fictional Prose Narrative that tends to be more concise and to the point than longer works of fiction such PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Theology is the study of a god or the gods from a religious perspective Rabbi (pronunciation, although in English usually) in Judaism, means a religious ‘teacher’ or more literally ‘my great one’ when addressing any master When he dies, she cuts her hair, dresses as a man, and sets out to find a yeshiva where she can continue to study Talmud and live secretly as a male named Anshel. Yeshiva or yeshivah (jəʃi'və ( Hebrew: ישיבה "sitting (n The Talmud ( Hebrew: he תַּלְמוּד is a record of Rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, customs and history When her study partner Avigdor discovers the truth, Yentl's assertions that she is "neither one sex nor the other" and has "the soul of a man in the body of a woman" suggest the character is undergoing a gender identity crisis, especially when she opts to remain living as Anshel for the rest of her life.

After eleven previews, the Broadway production, directed by Robert Kalfin, opened on October 23, 1975 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, where it ran for 223 performances. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Robert Zangwill Kalfin (born 1933 is an American stage director and producer who has worked on and off Broadway and at regional theaters throughout the country Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Eugene O'Neill Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 230 West 49th Street in midtown- Manhattan. The cast included Tovah Feldshuh, John Shea, and Lynn Ann Leveridge. Terri Sue "Tovah" Feldshuh (born December 27 1952) is an award-winning American Actress, Singer, and Playwright John Victor Shea III (born April 14, 1949) is an American Emmy award -winning Actor and director who has starred on stage television

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Broadway awards and nominations

Screen adaptation

As early as 1968, Barbra Streisand had expressed interest in a film adaption of Singer's short story. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented The Theatre World Award, first awarded for the 1945-46 season is an American honor presented annually to actors and actresses in recognition of an outstanding New York The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and Barbra Streisand (ˈstraɪsænd "STRY-sand" born April 24 1942 is an American Singer, Film and Theatre Actress In 1971, First Artists announced Masquerade, written by Jerome Kass and directed by Ivan Passer, would be her next project, but nothing came of it. Ivan Passer, (b July 10, 1933) Czech-born film director & screenwriter Eight years later, using the Napolin/Singer play as her source material, she wrote a detailed forty-two page treatment, the first to conceive of the movie version as a musical. A year later, Orion Pictures greenlighted the project, with Jon Peters co-producing and Streisand starring and directing, but when the big-budget Heaven's Gate proved to be a critical and commercial disaster, the studio lost interest. Orion Pictures Corporation was an American company that produced movies from 1978 until 1998 For other uses see John Peters. Jon Pagano Peters (born on 2 June 1945 in Van Nuys California to Jack Peters Heaven's Gate is a 1980 Western movie depicting the Johnson County War, a dispute between land barons and European immigrants in Wyoming

In 1981, United Artists (currently owned by MGM, which also purchased Orion in 1997) agreed to a $14. This article is about the film studio Previously it was affiliated with a cinema chain bearing its name now owned by Regal Entertainment Group. 5 million budget, with the studio getting final cut approval. British screenwriter Jack Rosenthal and Streisand completed the script, Michel Legrand and Alan and Marilyn Bergman composed the score, and principal photography began in April the following year, with a cast including Mandy Patinkin and Amy Irving. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Jack Rosenthal CBE ( 8 September 1931 - 29 May 2004) was an English Playwright, who wrote 129 early episodes Michel Legrand (born February 24, 1932 in Paris) is a French musical composer arranger conductor and pianist of Armenian descent Alan Bergman (born September 11, 1925) is a prolific American Lyricist and Songwriter. Marilyn Bergman (born November 10, 1929) is a Composer, Songwriter and Author. Mandy Patinkin ( (born November 30, 1952) is an American actor of stage and screen and a Tenor vocalist Amy Davis Irving (born September 10, 1953) is an American Actress, known for her $100 million settlement with Steven Spielberg The production wrapped six months later, only 11% over budget.

The following July, United Artists approved the director's cut and, fifteen years after Streisand first contemplated the film, it premiered on November 16, 1983 in New York City and Los Angeles, opened in thirteen theaters in those cities and Toronto two days later, and went into wide release the following month. The City of New York Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario The film's domestic gross was $39. 3 million, with foreign box office adding an additional $22. 8 million to the till.

The film veered dramatically from the original short story and play by allowing Yentl to reveal her true feelings for Avigdor and having her return to her female self and sail for the United States at the end. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Except for an incidental melody hummed by Irving during one scene, the solo vocals for all the songs in the film are performed by Streisand in the form of soliloquies. A monologue is an extended uninterrupted speech or poem by a single person Perhaps the best known of these are "The Way He Makes Me Feel" and "Papa, Can You Hear Me?. Papa Can You Hear Me? is an a 1983 Academy Award -nominated song performed by Barbra Streisand for the film Yentl. " Some numbers, such as "This is One of Those Moments" and "Tomorrow Night," are woven intricately into the dialogue and action of their respective scenes. Two of the songs - "The Way He Makes Me Feel" and "No Matter What Happens" - were recorded in studio versions by Streisand and released prior to the film's opening as a form of promotion. Remarkably, Patinkin has sung extensively on stage and made numerous recordings, but Streisand failed to provide a song for him in the film.

The film received a scathing review from Singer [1]. It was subsequently heavily edited to tighten the story; this version has been shown on television and home video.

The film has always been available in the version that was originally released theatrically. All home video versions are complete. There was some minor censor editing(nudity) for a Turner Broadcast in the mid-1990's, but it has since been aired on TCM uncut. There was no heavy editing as stated above.

Film awards and nominations

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