Yentl

The middle 100 minutes of the movie are charming and moving and surprisingly interesting. Read full review

Miss Streisand excels in all departments. [21 Nov 1983]

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]

It has a distinctive and surprising spirit. It's funny, delicate, and intense -- all at the same time.

In league with ace cinematographer David Watkin, Streisand has created a fine-looking period piece, working on Czech locations and in English studios. Read full review

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]