Are you kidding me?
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fanny_crowbar — 21 years ago(December 28, 2004 09:02 AM)
What amazes me is that everyone in the film was so blind to the fact that she was a woman. Short hair and a tied down chest does not a convincing man make.
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cabaretwoman — 21 years ago(January 06, 2005 05:45 PM)
To Pleasedontdie:
You make it sound as though Hollywood came up with the story line. You are clearly a very enlightened individual and so you probably already know that the original story was called "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy", by Isaac Bashevis Singer, who emigrated from Warsaw and whose parents were Hasidic Jews.
Maybe you will do a little research on that computer of yours before you enthrall us again with your vast knowledge, or compare another charming piece of literature with "South Park".
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tellafriend — 21 years ago(February 15, 2005 12:29 AM)
My God you people! She directed it, wrote it, starred in it, produced it, sang in it and is even credited for musical sequence stager of all things! What more does an actor have to do to get a little respect around here?!!!
I saw this film when I was a teenager listening to AC/DC, failing P.E. and smoking cigarettes (not that that has anything to do with it) and it kicked my A** and I've had the deepest respect and admiration for it and Barbra ever since. -
filmbuff87 — 20 years ago(May 01, 2005 01:18 PM)
Yentl is a good movie! Who cares if Barbra was 40 years old playing a teenager? I hate it when ppl get the CHARACTER'S age confused with the ACTOR'S age. If Barbra is 40 and she looks young enough to play a kid, LET HER! More power to her! This film was a labor of love for Streisand. She had wanted to do the film years before but she wasnt able to, so she was forced to wait.and she did. Thats dedication. One more thing, who else would have done just a good of a performance in this role? IN MY OPINION, nobody was more fit for the role.
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FurBallsUnite — 20 years ago(May 09, 2005 08:50 PM)
Some people do play characters who are much different than their age range. Winona Ryder had to dress like a very old woman in "Edward Scissorhands," for example. Make-up can do wonders. Just look at a picture of any celebrity without his or her normal make-up on.
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Moonlighting — 20 years ago(November 13, 2005 02:05 PM)
does it mention anywhere in the film what age Yentl is supposed to be? Barbra looked alot younger as Anshel than Yentl.
By far the biggest stretch of all is Stockard Channing in Grease- she was in her early thirties! -
Mikurtis — 19 years ago(May 04, 2006 03:41 AM)
I liked "Yentl"there were times I felt it seemed to take itself too seriously (and was bit long) when one considers that Babs didn't really do anything drastic to look or sound like a boy. But, the film reminds me of earlier Hollywood filmswhen actors basically always played a role as themselves. I think it gives it a "classic" feel makes it seem like an older film. And, despite not looking like a boy or sounding like one, Barbra still does a very good acting job in this film. I believe the character's love for Avigdor when I watch it I believe her wanting to study and learn I can believe her bewilderment as to why she is not allowed to study that was the point of the movie that is why she didn't attempt to do something like Hillary Swank did when she starred in "Boys Don't Cry". A more convincing performance as a member of the opposite sex would have detracted from the points Barbra was trying to make with "Yentl". And, the score is gorgeouswritten perfectly for her voice
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zaborwi — 18 years ago(May 13, 2007 09:04 AM)
In the book, Yentl is 16Barbra knew she could not play that young so she changed the age to 26. It makes sense because Yentl did stay at home to take care of her dad and would be considered very much an old maid at that age.
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LinnenLove87 — 18 years ago(November 16, 2007 09:13 AM)
Tell me, did you watch this film first? Obviously you didn't or you would have had something more useful to say than that
I love this film; the acting is good, the story is very compelling and the characters are highly likeable. Plus, Barbara has an a-ma-zing voice. I've seen this film so often, I've lost track of it. Anyway, what I am trying to say is, in no way is this a dumb film.
You can say it's not your taste, that you don't like songs in films or religious/political themes in films but this film serves a purpose and has a story that is worth telling. So 'dumb' is the last word I could think of. (maybe that's the point.. I was -wrongfully- assuming you were capable of such an action..)
Anyway..moving on
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