▁ ▁Stre is and ▁produced ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁her ▁own ▁films , ▁setting ▁up ▁Bar wood ▁Films ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁The ▁first ▁film ▁she ▁made , ▁Y ent l ▁( 1 9 8 3 ), ▁was ▁turned ▁down ▁by ▁every ▁Hollywood ▁studio ▁at ▁least ▁once ▁when ▁she ▁asked ▁to ▁not ▁only ▁direct ▁the ▁picture , ▁but ▁also ▁to ▁star ▁in ▁the ▁film , ▁until ▁Or ion ▁Pictures ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁project ▁and ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁budget ▁of ▁$ 1 4   mill ion . ▁For ▁Y ent l ▁( 1 9 8 3 ), ▁she ▁was ▁producer , ▁director , ▁and ▁star , ▁an ▁experience ▁she ▁repeated ▁for ▁The ▁Prince ▁of ▁T ides ▁( 1 9 9 1 ) ▁and ▁The ▁Mir ror ▁Has ▁Two ▁F aces ▁( 1 9 9 6 ). ▁There ▁was ▁controvers y ▁when ▁Y ent l ▁received ▁five ▁Academy ▁Award ▁nomin ations , ▁but ▁none ▁for ▁the ▁major ▁categories ▁of ▁Best ▁Picture , ▁actress , ▁or ▁Director . ▁The ▁Prince ▁of ▁T ides ▁received ▁even ▁more ▁Oscar ▁nomin ations , ▁including ▁Best ▁Picture ▁and ▁Best ▁Screen play , ▁although ▁not ▁for ▁director . ▁Upon ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁its ▁screen writer , ▁Pat ▁Con roy , ▁who ▁also ▁author ed ▁the ▁novel , ▁called ▁Stre is and ▁" a ▁god dess ▁who ▁wal ks ▁upon ▁the ▁earth ." ▁ ▁Stre is and ▁also ▁co - script ed ▁Y ent l ▁( with ▁Jack ▁Ros ent hal ), ▁something ▁for ▁which ▁she ▁is