Decent though wildly self-indulgent rendition of Isaac B. Singer's story set in 1900s Eastern Europe about a Jew girl, Barbra Streisand, who disguises as a boy in order to study the Talmud . Along the way she becomes enmeshed into a twisted and romantic triangular romance between Mandy Patinkin and Amy Irving.
A luxurious musical movie full of sensitive scenes, emotion and a peculiar love story. The plot is simple and plain with a silly, dubious and improbable premise, as Streisand gets dressed as a boy, while her mates not to be aware. A hyper-controled proyect carried out by Barbra Streisand who produces, writes, plays and directs. A hypnotic Barbra Streisand gives a nice acting as the Jewish woman who masquerades herself as a young man, she is really the show thanks to the wonderful songs she sings, such as : A piece of sky, No matter what happens ,This is one of those moments, Tomorrow night, Where is it written, No wonder, The way he makes me feel, Papa can you hear me , Will someone ever look at me that way?. Co-protagonist Mandy Patinkin provides a nice interpretation as the scholar Jew, while Amy Irving, at the time Spielberg's wife, is pretty good. Remaining cast are awesome as Nehemiah Persoff, Steven Hill and Allan Corduner.
Lush and brilliant cinematography by David Watkins shot on location. Emotive though repetitive soundtrack, including enjoyable leitmotif, that won a deserved Academy Award. The motion picture was well made by Barbra Streisand, though overlong, overwrought and some lumbering. She also played and directed The prince of tides and The mirror has two faces. And she performed a lot of hits through a prestigious career such as Funny girl, Hello Dolly, The owl and the pussicat, What's up doc?, Up the sandbox, On a clear day you can see forever, The way we were, For Pete's sake, Funny lady, A star is born, The main event, At night long, Nuts, among others. Rating 7. Notable. Enjoyable and better than average movie. The flick will appeal to Barbra Streisand fans. Worthwhile watching.
A luxurious musical movie full of sensitive scenes, emotion and a peculiar love story. The plot is simple and plain with a silly, dubious and improbable premise, as Streisand gets dressed as a boy, while her mates not to be aware. A hyper-controled proyect carried out by Barbra Streisand who produces, writes, plays and directs. A hypnotic Barbra Streisand gives a nice acting as the Jewish woman who masquerades herself as a young man, she is really the show thanks to the wonderful songs she sings, such as : A piece of sky, No matter what happens ,This is one of those moments, Tomorrow night, Where is it written, No wonder, The way he makes me feel, Papa can you hear me , Will someone ever look at me that way?. Co-protagonist Mandy Patinkin provides a nice interpretation as the scholar Jew, while Amy Irving, at the time Spielberg's wife, is pretty good. Remaining cast are awesome as Nehemiah Persoff, Steven Hill and Allan Corduner.
Lush and brilliant cinematography by David Watkins shot on location. Emotive though repetitive soundtrack, including enjoyable leitmotif, that won a deserved Academy Award. The motion picture was well made by Barbra Streisand, though overlong, overwrought and some lumbering. She also played and directed The prince of tides and The mirror has two faces. And she performed a lot of hits through a prestigious career such as Funny girl, Hello Dolly, The owl and the pussicat, What's up doc?, Up the sandbox, On a clear day you can see forever, The way we were, For Pete's sake, Funny lady, A star is born, The main event, At night long, Nuts, among others. Rating 7. Notable. Enjoyable and better than average movie. The flick will appeal to Barbra Streisand fans. Worthwhile watching.