Virtually Neighbors – Movie Night: Yentl

Sat Jan 11 4-7 PT / 5-8 MT / 6-9CT / 7-10 ET

Virtually Neighbors is having a Watch Party!
(with an intermission in the middle and casual discussion after)

Our vision is a Virtual Dinner Theater, which means everyone can eat and drink whatever works for them!

Yentl is a 1983 American romantic musical drama film directed, co-written, co-produced by, and starring American entertainer Barbra Streisand. It is based on Isaac Bashevis Singer‘s short story “Yentl the Yeshiva Boy”. The film incorporates music to tell the story of an Ashkenazi Jewish woman in Poland in 1904 who decides to disguise herself as a man so that she can receive an education in Talmudic law. The film’s musical score and songs, composed by Michel Legrand, with lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, include the songs “Papa, Can You Hear Me?” and “The Way He Makes Me Feel”, both sung by Streisand. The film received the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture—Musical or Comedy and Best Director for Streisand, making her the first woman to win Best Director at the Golden Globes.

Fun Trivia: Barbra Streisand hand-picked Mandy Patinkin for this movie, and he politely declined several times because he did not like the script. He was eventually invited to Streisand’s house where they could discuss the parts he wanted to change. He then agreed to be in the film.

In anticipation, Amy and Liddy are going to continue to listen to and read Barbra Streisand’s 970 page/48 hour (WHAT?) memoir/autobiography My Name is Barbra, published Nov 6, 2023, from the library.