Review of Yentl (1983) by Janae D — 10 Aug 2007

I really love this movie, the music, the plot, I think it's great!!! But very hard to find since it's currently out of print :(.

This review of Yentl (1983) was written by Janae D on 10 Aug 2007.

Yentl has generally received positive reviews.

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