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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Streisand's Classic; A 2-Disc Set!, December 20, 2008
The specs for this highly anticipated and much-sought after "Yentl: 25th Anniversary Edition" DVD have finally been revealed, and be prepared for two-discs worth of Barbra at her best! From the Barbra Archives website, the following information has been made known:
Yentl (25th Anniversary Edition) (2-Disc)
Disc 1 - The Film
Barbra Streisand Introduction #1
Audio Commentary by Barbra Streisand and Rusty Lemorande
11 Deleted Scenes
Disc 2 - The Special Features
Barbra Streisand Introduction #2
Original Reels -
Barbra Streisand's Original Concept Reel (with Streisand Introduction)
The Director's Reel (with Streisand Introduction)
Rehearsal/Final Film Comparisons-
Where is it Written? - Rehearsal (with Streisand Introduction)
Where is it Written? - Rehearsal/Final Film Comparison
No Wonder - Reprise Rehearsal
No Wonder - Reprise Rehearsal/Final Film Comparison
Tomorrow Night - Rehearsal
Tomorrow Night - Rehearsal/Final Film Comparison
Will Someone Ever Look At Me That Way? Rehearsal/Final Film Comparison
Storyboard Montages For Musical Numbers
Deleted Number: The Moon and I (with Streisand Introduction)
Deleted Number: Several Sins a Day
Papa, Can You Hear Me?
A Piece of Sky
Tomorrow Night
Teaser Trailer
Theatrical Trailer
Photo Gallery
The anticipation has grown!!!
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
FINALLY, AFTER OVER 10 YEARS OF DVD'S IN THE MARKET..., December 5, 2008
As much as I can not wait for this to be finally released on DVD in the U.S.A., I will be somewhat sad that it is only a standard DVD, not the expected 25th Anniversary 2-disc edition. This film is a milestone to American cinema in the same vein as other classics that may not be as deserving but get the luxury DVD treatment regardless (in particular, a lot of Criterion collection titles that get an excellent DVD edition, even if the movies might just be curiosity items).
I hope that this edition is just a warm-up, and that a more inclusive edition with lots of behind-the-scenes shorts, commentaries and documentaries (like the one shown on TV back in 1983 about the making of the movie) will be released not far from now.
Still, how FANTASTIC that we are finally getting YENTL on DVD. Oh, how I like the way YENTL makes me feel.
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7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
MGM Official Specs for YENTL DVD, December 24, 2008
NOTHING'S IMPOSSIBLE! YENTL EXTENDED DIRECTOR'S EDITION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Barbra Streisand's Golden Globe Award-Winning Musical Odyssey Debuts
on 2-Disc DVD for the First Time February 3 from MGM Home Entertainment
LOS ANGELES, CA - In turn of the century Eastern Europe, a Jewish girl
disguises herself as a boy in order to pursue a religious education in
Yentl, available on DVD for the first time February 3rd from MGM Home
Entertainment and timed to the films 25th Anniversary. Starring
multiple award winner* Barbra Streisand (A Star Is Born, The Way We
Were), Golden Globe® nominee** Mandy Patinkin ("Chicago Hope," The
Princess Bride) and Amy Irving (Traffic, Crossing Delancey) in her
Academy Award®-nominated role, Yentl is based on a play by Leah
Napolin and Isaac Bashevis Singer's original short story "Yentl, the
Yeshiva Boy." When Yentl's (Streisand) father (played by Nehemiah
Persoff), who secretly tutored her throughout her childhood in the
Talmud - the primary source of Jewish religion law - dies, she faces a
life of female drudgery with no hope of continuing her studies.
Frustrated by her feminine destiny, feisty Yentl transforms herself
into looking like a boy, renames herself Anshel, and heads for the
nearest Talmudic academy where she hopes to pass as a male student.
There she falls in love with fellow student Avigdor (Patinkin), who in
turn is in love with Hadass (Irving). After numerous complications
ensue, Yentl, determined to get what she wants, leaves Europe for
America to pursue her dream of serious study without needing to hide
her identity as a woman.
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.
The Yentl Extended Director's Edition Two-Disc DVD set 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, and will be available
for a suggested retail price of $29.98 U.S./$37.98 Canada. Prebook is
January 17th.
* Oscar Awards: 2 wins (A Star is Born, Funny Girl); Golden Globe
Awards: 3 wins (Yentl, A Star is Born, Funny Girl)
** 1995: Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Drama, "Chicago
Hope;" 1984 : Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture -
Comedy/Musical, Yentl
Synopsis
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?
Special Features
The Yentl Extended Director's Edition DVD is presented in widescreen
with English Dolby Surround 5.1 sound. Special features include:
Disc One:
· Streisand Introduction #1 (Anniversary & Collector's Edition)
· Commentary with Barbra Streisand and Executive Producer Rusty
Lemorande(Anniversary & Collector's Edition)
· 11 Deleted Scenes (Anniversary & Collector's Edition)
Disc Two:
· Barbra Streisand's Introduction to Disc 2 (Collector's Edition)
· Barbra Streisand's Original Concept Reel (Streisand Introduction
included)(Collector's Edition)
· The Director's Reel (Streisand Introduction included) (Collector's
Edition)
· Rehearsal/Final Film Comparisons (Collector's Edition)
· Where is it Written? Rehearsal (Streisand Introduction included)
(Collector's Edition)
· Where is it Written? Rehearsal/Final Film Comparison (Collector's
Edition)
· No Wonder Rehearsal (Collector's Edition)
· No Wonder Rehearsal/Final Film Comparison (Collector's Edition)
· The Way He Makes Me Feel Rehearsal (Collector's Edition)
· The Way He Makes Me Feel/Final Film Comparison (Collector's Edition)
· No Wonder - Reprise Rehearsal (Collector's Edition)
· No Wonder - Reprise Rehearsal/Final Film Comparison (Collector's
Edition)
· Tomorrow Night Rehearsal (Collector's Edition)
· Tomorrow Night Rehearsal/Final Film Comparison (Collector's Edition)
· Will Someone Ever Look at Me That Way? Rehearsal/Final Film
Comparison(Collector's Edition)
· Storyboard Montages for Musical Numbers (Collector's Edition)
· Deleted Number: The Moon and I (Streisand Introduction included)
(Collector's Edition)
· Deleted Number: Several Sins a Day (Collector's Edition)
· Papa, Can You Hear Me? (Collector's Edition)
· A Piece of Sky (Collector's Edition)
· Tomorrow Night (Collector's Edition)
· Teaser Trailer
· Theatrical Trailer
· Photo Gallery
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