Barbra Streisand in a dual capacity: as both the lead actress and director. An intimate love drama that unfolds as a powerful musical longing for knowledge, freedom, and self-determination. Eastern Europe, 1904: Yentl lives in a world where studying the Talmud is reserved for men. After her father’s death, she changes her appearance and assumes the male identity of Anshel to gain access to a religious school. The trick works: she becomes a model student and enters spaces that were previously closed to her as a woman. However, she becomes entangled in a web of closeness, desire, and loyalty that could expose her disguise at any moment. A love triangle of emotional chaos unfolds. The original score takes on a central role, going beyond commentary: it accompanies Yentl's inner monologues and makes her doubts, hopes, and courage audible. Streisand creates a film that is both sensitive and powerful.