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Director: Barbra Streisand
Cast: Barbra Streisand, Mandy Patinkin, Amy Irving, Nehemiah Persoff
In a time when girls were forbidden to study religious scriptures, a Jewish girl masquerades as a boy to enter religious training and unexpectedly finds love along the way.
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Fans of Barbra Streisand's versatile talents as a director, actress, and musical performer will especially enjoy 1983's Yentl, a rich and nuanced drama that blends romance, drama, and musical elements to tell a compelling story of a young Jewish woman defying social norms to pursue her religious studies.
Yentl is a 1983 American romantic musical drama film directed, co-written, co-produced by, and starring American entertainer Barbra Streisand. It is based on Isaac Bashevis Singer's short story "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy".
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