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- 1984
- PG
- MGM/UA Entertainment Company
- 2 h 13 m
- 1984
- PG
- MGM/UA Entertainment Company
- 2 h 13 m
Directed By: Barbra Streisand
Written By: Jack Rosenthal, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Barbra Streisand
- 1984
- PG
- MGM/UA Entertainment Company
- 2 h 13 m
- 1984
- PG
- MGM/UA Entertainment Company
- 2 h 13 m
Yentl
68
7.5
Where to Watch
Directed By: Barbra Streisand
Written By: Jack Rosenthal, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Barbra Streisand
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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55% Positive
6 Reviews
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45% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
68
55% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
45% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Miss Streisand excels in all departments. [21 Nov 1983]
It has a distinctive and surprising spirit. It's funny, delicate, and intense -- all at the same time.
Yentl is Streisand. Either you like her or you don't. And if a little Streisand means a lot, then a lot is what you've got. [09 Dec 1983, p.25]
Perhaps because we see so few musicals at all, the Streisand model seems welcome on any terms. But there is also a great deal of warmth in the picture, and it has what one-man shows do when they are working right: It has conviction, and a sense of the artist's vision. This movie was not made by committee, and hence it is free in a way that few American films are. [09 Dec 1983, p.D12]
The best thing about Yentl is its earnestness. It may resemble a vanity production from afar (or at close range, too, for that matter), but even at its kitschiest it seems to be heartfelt. That goes a long way, though not far enough, toward saving the film from its own built-in difficulties.
This lumbering, overwrought, and wildly self-indulgent adaptation of Isaac Bashevis Singer's frail short story is clearly cranked up with the full quotient of sincerity and conviction.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 User Ratings
7.5
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 User Ratings
7.5
75% Positive
9 Ratings
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17% Mixed
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8% Negative
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Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Wins & 6 Nominations
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
Razzie Awards
• 3 Nominations
