I respectfully disagree. I love this movie. It is a great story told well on the screen.
It would behoove you to just sit and listen to the story and see how the actors tell us the story.
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then whyd you watch it dingle?

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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''Cake, please.''
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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.
This movie is perfection

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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

Everyone in Grease was way above the age the characters are supposed to be.
"NOTHING'S IMPOSSIBLE"
BARBRA STREISAND AS YENTL

Anshel, maybe, but Yentl definitively in her late twenties ; remember when they are talking at the market about her still not married at her age ?

the age thing is a bit off. yentl is supposed to be around 18 years old and babs was 40 when she starred in the partbut who cares its still a great movie and she was able to pull it all off.

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!

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.

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.

yentl is an amazing movie! i love it!
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It was by far not the dumbest movie ever. That honour belongs to Spiderman I and the Panic Room. Oh and a tiny correction for most people, she studies the Talmud not the Thora.

Its a good film:D
South park is funny but too rascited!
How can u compare south park to yentl???Silly person u r
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That is absolutely absurd. How can you possibly compare Yentl to South Park??

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.

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".
Unbelievable.

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.
I just found the film a bit dreary, but hey I was workin so it wasn't all bad.

pleasedontdie:
to be fair, i did think it was a bit pants. But still try to explain why you didn't like it. or your just wasting everyones time.

First of all she certainly doesn't look 40 so who cares?
It's a movie, not real lifeonce you accept the idea that everyone believes she's a guy, just sit back and enjoy the show instead of being so difficult.
By the wayhave you ever seen East of Eden with James Dean? In that one they are supposed to be 17 years old. James Dean's character Cal was in love with his brother's girlfreind Abra, played by Julie Harris. Miss Harris was around 36 years old when she played the part, but no-one would have guessed. Steve McQueen's first major success was in The Blob. He played a seventeen year old but was 28. And so it goes. That's HOllywood. No big deal

Never is Yentl's age reveal in the movie; noone minded Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy and Emilio Estevez playing teens in "The Breakfast Club" when they were in their mid 20's, so why the fuss? Noone minded Winona Ryder playing a 13 year old in 1989 in "Great Balls of Fire" either, or Matthew Broderick in both "Wargames" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", ditto Ralph Macchio in all "Karate Kid" films.
YENTL BELONGED TO BARBRA AND THERE IS NOONE ELSE THAT COULD HAVE PLAYED HERE WITH SUCH VITALITY AND CONVICTION.
SO BACK THE CRAP OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"NOTHING'S IMPOSSIBLE"
BARBRA STREISAND AS YENTL

Barbra Streisand knew she was too old for the part of Yentl; she had wanted to do the film at least 10 years before but could not get the backing or cooperation from any film studios when she was younger.