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Yentl (Two-Disc Directors Cut)
by MGM Entertainment
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DVD
MGM HOME VIDEO (UNDER FOX)
Publisher: MGM Entertainment
Barbra Streisand
Format: AC-3, Color, Director's Cut, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Actors: Barbra Streisand, Mandy Patinkin, Amy Irving, Nehemiah Persoff, Steven Hill
YENTL DIRECTOR'S EXTENDED EDITION (DVD MOVIE)
Disc 1: Theatrical Cut (Widescreen Feature) Director's Extended Cut (Widescreen Feature) with added scenes from Barbra's Archives An Introduction by Barbra Streisand Commentary with Barbra Streisand and Rusty Lemorande Deleted Scenes
Disc 2: Special Features with Materials from Barbra's Archives An Introduction by Barbra Streisand The Director's Reel The Rehearsal Process with Materials from Barbra's Archives An Introduction by Barbra Streisand “Where is it Written?“ Original Rehearsal Concept “Where is it Written?“ Rehearsal/Feature Comparison “No Wonder - Reprise“ Pre-Rehearsal/Feature Comparison “Tomorrow Night“ Pre-Rehearsal Concept “Tomorrow Night“ Pre-Rehearsal/Feature Comparison “Will Someone Ever Look at Me That Way?“ Rehearsal/Feature Comparison “The Moon and I“ Deleted Song Storyboard Sequence “Several Sins a Day“ Deleted Song Storyboard Sequence Barbra's 8mm Concept Film (Play with Narration / Play without Narration) My Wonderful Cast and Crew Production Stills Gallery Portraits Stills Gallery Behind the Scenes Stills Gallery The Recording Studio Stills Gallery Teaser Trailer Theatrical Trail
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| Love Barbra Streisand |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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Love this movie as well as all of the messages it sends throughout the film. Great acting by the entire cast. Highly recommend this movie. Barbra Streisand is both a master behind the camera as well as on screen. What a legend!
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| only Streisand musical to receive both Oscar & Razzie nominations |
| Customer Rating: 2 out of 5 |
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I distinctly remember walking out of this movie in multiplex (thank god for them!!) because of the mawkishness of the movie. Issac B. Singer, the original author of the story wrote a scathing review of this movie and one can see why. Normally I like a lot of the songs of the Bergman's and Michel Legrand but there is not one single memorable show stopping tune in this whole movie like nothing like "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever", probably the last memorable Streisand musical since it was directed by the genius, Vicente Minnelli and scored by my favorite pop arranger, Nelson Riddle. If you can buy the premise of Streisand posing as man to impress a woman (Amy Irving who was nominated for a Razzie) then maybe you'll enjoy this movie. But as an ex-Streisand fan, I doubt it unless you're one of those fans who feel that Babs can do no wrong!! I'm not sure which film is the worst Streisand has ever made, this one or the remake of "A Star is Born".
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| BARBRA |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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I GOT THIS FILM FOR MY WIFE BECAUSE SHE LOVES BARBRA.IT IS A GOOD FILM AND MUST HAVE BEEN HARD FOR HER TO DO
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| Others have done it better! |
| Customer Rating: 2 out of 5 |
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I'm a great fan of Barbra Streisand, and it is obvious that she put her heart and soul into this film. It is beautifully filmed and treats the material with an almost heavy-handed reverence. But try as I might to like "Yentl," I just couldn't.
This story has been told, and told, and told. From "Some Like it Hot," to "Victor, Victoria," to "Tootsie," the idea of a woman/man pretending to be a man/woman, only to be faced with the dilemma of falling in love and having to reveal their secret...we have seen this tale so many times. Unfortunately for "Yentl," there is nothing new or surprising in this version of the gender-changing story, and others have done a far better job of telling it. It is as predictable as the moon phases and far less interesting. Not for one minute does Barbra Streisand make a convincing man, and I found myself spending the entire film puzzling that her obvious femininity seemed to be lost on the other characters. Barbra's singing is, of course, wonderful. She truly possesses one of the most powerful and stunning voices in film history. But her incredible voice is wasted on a collection of dull and forgetable songs.
"Yentl" wants very much to be a classic in the vein of "Funny Girl." The final shot in the film is an obvious attempt to recapture the same magic Streisand gave us as Fanny Brice hitting that massive note at the end of "Don't Rain on My Parade." For me it fell flat along with the rest of the film.
I guess even a great talent like Streisand is entitled to a stinker.
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| nothing more than okay |
| Customer Rating: 3 out of 5 |
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You'll have tons more respect for Streisand after viewing the goodies on the second disk, but this movie was on the whole a disappointment.
At least this time it was. I saw it when I was a teenager and found it powerfully affecting at the time. Returning to it as an adult, however, I found my enjoyment stymied since the plot is so far-fetched, the message heavy-handed, and the ending almost a deus ex machina.
Still, this movie makes me wish she had helmed more films.
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