The Yentl Extended Director's Edition Two-Disc DVD set will be released tomorrow, Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009. The long awaited release includes never before seen bonus features such as Barbra Streisand's Original Concept Reel, rehearsal/final film comparisons, storyboard montages for musical numbers, deleted scenes, and much more. BroadwayWorld brings you these exclusive images from the acclaimed motion picture.
Incorporating humor and music to relate Yentl's journey, the film won an Academy Award in 1984 for best original score and received four Oscar nominations including Amy Irving for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Art Direction/Set Direction, and Best Original Songs including "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" and "The Way He Makes Me Feel," both sung by Streisand. Additional accolades include two Golden Globe award wins and four nominations, and a Grammy Award nomination for Best Album of Instrumental Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special.
Press notes describe the story as, The legendary Barbra Streisand shines as producer, co-writer, director and star of this radiant film about a young woman who risks everything for her insatiable passion to learn. Masquerading as a young man, she enters the Yeshiva to fulfill her forbidden desire for knowledge. But in a place where even the strongest mind can be betrayed by the body, how long can she uphold her secret before her new friends - and the young man she's come to love - discover the shocking truth?
Photos courtesy of MGM Home Entertainment.
Barbra Streisand in YENTL
Barbra Streisand in YENTL
Barbra Streisand in YENTL
Nehemiah Persoff and Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand in YENTL
Barbra Streisand in YENTL
Barbra Streisand in YENTL
Barbra Streisand and Mandy Patinkin
Mandy Patinkin and Barbra Streisand
Mandy Patinkin, Amy Irving and Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand in YENTL
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