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Only her hairdresser knew the zeal with which Barbra Streisand, 40, had committed herself to her new film, Yentl. The independent-woman- vs.-repressive-society yarn is based on a short story by Isaac Bashevis Singer, 78. When the actress read the tale, "It became a passion, along with the conviction that I was the person best able to communicate the story to audiences." Streisand took her mission seriously. The screenwriter? Why not get the best? How about Barbra Streisand? Director? How does Barbra Streisand sound? Producer? Well, there's always Barbra Streisand. And finally, what about someone...
...original version was set in Poland, so Streisand moved her production to Czechoslovakia. There, other film makers might be concerned about language barriers and performances. But as far as Barbra's concerned, "The biggest challenge was to get by without fresh vegetables...
...into an exquisite diva who becomes the toast of all Europe. When Svengali dies, so does Trilby's voice. In a two-hour, made-for-television movie titled Svengali, Jodie Foster (Taxi Driver, Bugsy Malone), 19, plays a rock 'n' roll Trilby smoothed into a Streisand by Peter OToole's latter-day Svengali. Foster is on leave this semester from Yale, where she is a sophomore majoring in literature. Has she been doing her homework? Not much, it seems. "I have a copy of Trilby" Foster says, "but I haven't even read...
...dozen lavish photo tours of opulent homes that have been transformed by top interior decorators. Average decorating budget: $200,000. Frequent peeks into celebrity homes add to the vicarious thrills. In recent years Digest readers have visited the likes of Ali MacGraw, Robert Redford, Liza Minnelli and Barbra Streisand. Says Rense: "Digest is an elitist magazine. But I don't think there is anything wrong with being rich...
...jumpsuits tailored from gold lame ($850). A body-conscious coterie of customers, the sexy avant-garde of fashion, are fanatic followers of Kamali. Raquel Welch is having Kamali design her costumes for her upcoming picture The Swindle, and Disco Goddess Donna Summer wore Kamali on her last tour. Barbra Streisand and Diana Ross are regular customers in Kamali's Beverly Hills Neiman-Marcus boutique...