FILMSCENE 101: MOVIE MUSICALS

Presented by Coralville Center for the Performing Arts

All screenings are accompanied by a FilmScene 101 lecture by University of Iowa professor in the departments of Music and Cinematic Arts, Nathan Platte.

40th Anniversary Screening!

"The erstwhile Funny Girl proves she can be a fine Funny Boy."—Eleanor Ringel Cater, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"After two decades of hard work, [Streisand's] voice is still as smooth as mercury poured over dry ice."—Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine

"Shrewd, funny, and emotionally charged, like the best of [Barbra Streisand's] singing."—David Denby, New York Magazine/Vulture

Rebbe Mendel is a single father who teaches the Talmud, a sacred text of Judaism, to the boys of his small Polish town. Behind closed doors, he also instructs his daughter, Yentl, despite the fact that girls are forbidden to study religious scripture. When Yentl's father dies, she still has a strong desire to learn about her faith -- so she disguises herself as a male, enrolls in a religious school, and unexpectedly finds love along the way.