Yentl

Yentl

1983 · 132 min · EN · PG · 6.7 (271 votes)
Dir. Barbra Streisand · Starring Barbra Streisand, Mandy Patinkin, Amy Irving, Nehemiah Persoff, Steven Hill, Allan Corduner · Music Michel Legrand

“In a time when the world of study belonged only to men, there lived a girl who dared to ask..."why?"”

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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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A deeply felt, visually rich musical drama about a young woman's quest for knowledge and self-discovery. It's a passionate, yearning film that explores forbidden desires and the sacrifices made for intellectual freedom, all set against a beautifully realized historical backdrop.

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