The Way We Were
The Way We Were is a 1973 American romantic drama film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford. Arthur Laurents wrote both the novel and screenplay based on his college days at Cornell University and his experiences with the House Un-American Activities Committee.
Plot
Told partly in flashback, it is the story of Katie Morosky (Barbra Streisand) and Hubbell Gardiner (Robert Redford). Their differences are immense; she is a stridently vocal Marxist Jew with strong antiwar opinions, and he is a carefree White Anglo-Saxon Protestant with no particular political bent. While attending the same college, she is drawn to him because of his boyish good looks and his natural writing skill, which she finds captivating, although he does not work very hard at it. He is intrigued by her conviction and her determination to persuade others to take up social causes. Their attraction is evident, but neither of them acts upon it, and they lose touch after graduation.
More details
author | Arthur Laurents |
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director | Sydney Pollack |
editor | Margaret Booth |
genre | drama romance |
keywords | best friend cheat disturb end end of world falling in love franklin d. roosevelt hollywood blacklist marxism marxist mccarthyism meet naval officer new york city plaza hotel political activism radio station serve south pacific south west pacific theatre of world war ii white anglo-saxon protestant white anglo-saxon protestants world war ii write |
musicBy | Marvin Hamlisch |
producer | Ray Stark |
productionCompany | Rastar |
publisher | Columbia Pictures |
theme | romantic drama |