'Yentl' is why I ignore the Oscars
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sirjeremy — 12 years ago(May 19, 2013 02:55 PM)
Yeah, I agree with you, gbennett. I see that the RT score for
Yentl
is 73%: good but not great. Her chances were always a bit iffy that year, regardless of the huge push MGM gave it and her in the media for months back then. The film was a moderate hit but not a big one and I think Babs is being at best disingenuous with this comment in spring 1984: "In Hollywood, a woman can be an actress, a singer, a dancer - but don't let her be too much more".
But I do feel she deserved a nod for directing
The Prince of Tides
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rascal67 — 12 years ago(May 21, 2013 07:24 PM)
@gbennet, your post is eloquently and perceptively put.
'Yentl', sits at middle of the road for me as is neither awful or something that could have been wonderfulwhich it certainly had the potential to become. It was an ambitious and heartfelt attempt by Streisand and if it was to have received a major Oscar
nomination, I would say she was more deserving of an acting nod rather than a directing one.
1983 was a strong year for leading ladies and she fell through the cracks, where as most films sat middle of the road for this year and possibly; had it been released a year later in 1984 she may have gotten more notice for her performance. I doubt that she would have been given a director nod though. Streisand's attitude of self entitlement and narcissism, just because she is Streisand and thinks she deserves it, justifies the snub.
She did a moderate to better job on 'Prince Of Tides'. For those of us that have read this sprawling tale and loved it, it could have made an exceptional and better film than what she gave us. She either should have just directed it or starred in it..not both. I can understand the BP nomination it was honored with, but also the director snub. For me, 'Mirror Has Two Faces' is her best directing effort and of the 3 films the least ambitious story wise, yet the most proficient and entertaining. -
LaurieMann — 15 years ago(March 02, 2011 05:55 PM)
I hadn't watched the movie in a very long time. Yentl was moderately enjoyable, and the Mandy Patinkin performance was terrific. Considering it was Streisand's first movie as a director, it was pretty good (a few too many close-ups, and the music, while it was Oscar-winning, was too repetitive). It wasn't a terrible miscarriage of justice for the movie to not have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar.
Remember here were the other movies nominated for the Best Picture Oscar that year:
Terms of Endearment (which won)
The Big Chill
The Dresser (a small movie that's mostly forgotten now but it has two excellent performances)
The Right Stuff (which SHOULD have won)
Tender Mercies (Duvall at his finest)
I think Streisand grew a little as a director with each of her movies. While Yentl was a little more ambitious than the other two, The Mirror Has Two Faces and Prince of Tides were both better.
Laurie Mann
Pittsburgh Flicks - Movie-making in the 'Burgh
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VirginOnPromNight — 15 years ago(March 27, 2011 06:20 PM)
this is all YOUR opinion.. you think the oscars are a joke because Yentl was ''snubbed'' ? just say 'in my opinion' before every stupid comment you make. this movie shouldnt have even been made. such a dreadful turd, this movie.
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TheChamCham — 11 years ago(March 31, 2015 12:31 AM)
The three leads were all substantially older than the ages (according to the original story) of the characters they were playing. Hadass should have also been a sixteen year old blonde and not very likeable. I far preferred the film version,I like to watch adult actors and I have no problem with dispelling disbelief in order to enjoy a film.
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