Barbra Streisand cowrote, produced, and directed as well as starred in this popular motion picture, based on a short story by Isaac Bashevis Singer. The story follows the adventures of Yentl, a courageous young woman growing up in Eastern Europe at the turn of the 20th century. Inspired by her father's teaching to become a Talmudic scholar--despite the religious restrictions against her doing so--she manages to make her dreams come true by disguising herself as a boy and entering an orthodox Jewish school. But her masquerade causes big problems when she falls in love with her fellow scholar Avigdor (Mandy Patinkin)...and his fiancée (Amy Irving, in an Oscar-nominated performance) falls in love with her. In an interesting twist on the musical genre, Streisand performs each song as an interior soliloquy, as if she were speaking to herself. This lends the film an air of analysis and introspection, two notions not commonly found in a musical but which would later be employed to great effect in movies such as VELVET GOLDMINE. Streisand made her debut as a feature-film director with YENTL, which was nominated for five Academy Awards.

Barbra Streisand made her directing debut with this musical film about a young Jewish woman who longs to become a Talmudic scholar.

DVD Features:

2-Disc Set
Region 1
NTSC
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.66
Audio:
Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dubbed - English, French
Mono - Spanish
Stereo - French
Subtitles - English, Spanish
Disc 1: Theatrical Cut (Widescreen Feature)/Director's Extended Cut (Widescreen Feature) with Added Scenes from Barbra's Archives
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes
Introduction: Barbra Streisand
Audio Commentary: Barbra Streisand and Rusty Lemorande
Disc 2: The Director's Reel
Additional Release Material:
Introduction: Barbra Streisand
Trailers:
1. Teaser Trailer
2. Theatrical Trailer
Behind the Scenes:
1. The Rehearsal Process with Materials from Barbra's Archives
2. My Wonderful Cast and Crew
3. Barbra's 8mm Concept Film
4. WHERE IS IT WRITTEN? Original Rehearsal Concept
Comparisons:
1. WHERE IS IT WRITTEN? Rehearsal/Feature Comparison
2. NO WONDER - Reprise Pre-Rehearsal/Feature Comparison
3. TOMORROW NIGHT Pre-Rehearsal/Feature Comparison
4. WILL SOMEONE EVER LOOK AT ME THAT WAY? Rehearsal/Feature Comparison
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos:
1. Production Stills Gallery
2. Portraits Stills Gallery
3. Behind the Scenes Stills Gallery
4. The Recording Studio Stills Gallery
Production Art:
1. THE MOON AND I Deleted Song Storyboard Sequence
2. SEVERAL SINS A DAY Deleted Song Storyboard Sequence

Barbra Streisand: Actress/Singer/Director, YENTL (1983)
Nehemiah Persoff: American Actor
Mandy Patinkin: Stage/Film Actor/Singer
Amy Irving: American Actress, CARRIE (1976)

Barbra Streisand: Actress/Singer/Director, YENTL (1983)

"...Carefully and lovingly done in every respect....[Streisand] is constantly vibrant and inventive before the camera..."