Purchase the way we were on digital and stream instantly or download offline. The movie has the look of a big hollywood romantic film but because director pollack looks corruption in the face and exposes it for what it feels like. She has won oscars for best actress and best original song as well as multiple emmy awards, grammy awards, golden globe awards and an honorary tony award. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. What to watch on valentines day with jurnee smollett. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Barbra streisand the way we were lyrics genius lyrics. Arthur laurents wrote both the novel and screenplay based on his college days at cornell university and his experiences with the house unamerican activities committee. We were here is the first documentary to take a deep and reflective look back at the arrival and impact of aids in san francisco. The title the way we were perfectly suits this movie, capturing the arc of a relationship between katie morosky barbra streisand and hubbell gardiner robert redford, from their college days in the 40s through the 60s. Jan 01, 2000 way we were, the political views and convictions get in the way of an otherwise idyllic thirties romance between hubbell, a military man with an interest in sport and katie, a hardworking commie. Its easy to forgive the movie a lot because of streisand.
Oct 18, 1973 the way we were may have some historical value as the first hollywood, film i can think of to employ the red scare of the late forties and early fifties as a, plot device of no more. It was also featured as the title song on her 1974 album. It feels like it would have been a better fit during the golden age of hollywood, where its set. Everything seemed so important then even love two desperate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and convictions drive them apart. Arthur laurents wrote both the novel and screenplay based on his college days at cornell university and his experiences with the house unamerican activities committee a box office success, the film was nominated for several. Hubbell wants to be a screenwriter, so the two move to california despite katies objections. And, the film had a very strong threeact structure that brought out. The movie has the look of a big hollywood romantic film but because director pollack looks corruption in the face and exposes it for what it feels like, the way we were emerges as one of the least.
Jerry seinfeld returns with 23 hours to kill on netflix. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the way we were near you. The way we were the film version of arthur laurents book is a distended, talky, redundant and moody melodrama, combining young love, relentless 1930s and 1940s nostalgia, and spiced artifically. Hubbell redford and katie streisand meet in the late 30s as. The notoriously reticent star appears relaxed, cordial, and eager. In this materialistic society, they have been lost in desire and have once lost their pure youth, then there have been career choices for them to make. A box office success, the film was nominated for several awards and won the oscar for best original dramatic score and best original song for the theme song the way we were. Although robert redfords absence due to scheduling conflicts is conspicuous, fans of the way we were will celebrate the rare appearance of barbra streisand in a lengthy interview. Streisand won an oscar nomination for best actress and the streisandsung title. Candice bergen, appearing on behalf of her late father edgar bergen, donates three of his charlie mccarthy dolls to the school. Roger ebert was the film critic of the chicago suntimes from 1967 until his death in 20. The series centers on the life of the chinese overseas students in the united states. With barbra streisand, robert redford, bradford dillman, lois chiles. This teleplay tells a story about a group of chinese post90s who study abroad.
In my experience of watching movies, the way we were is a rare bird. It explores how the citys inhabitants were affected by, and how they responded to, the calamitous epidemic. Provided to youtube by sony music entertainment the way we were barbra streisand the way we were. The way we were sydney pollack, barbra streisand, robert. Two desperate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and convictions drive them apart. The soundtrack comprises twelve songs, mostly written by marvin hamlisch, three of which are different versions of the way we were. Way we were, the political views and convictions get in the way of an otherwise idyllic thirties romance between hubbell, a military man with an interest in sport and katie, a hardworking commie. Barbra streisand the way we were movie version youtube. Nov 16, 2010 the making of the way we were aired on 11162010 cc in their first interview together, legendary actors barbra streisand and robert redford talk about how robert initially turned down the role of hubbell in the way we were. I havent seen a lot of movies with either person, but both of them were in very good form here. Two disparate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and. The way we were is not politically confrontational enough for its story of ideological.
The way we were 1973 stream and watch online moviefone. Yes, both were too old to play college students, so it is obvious the director surrounded them with people their own age, with some decent supporting actors like lois chiles and a younger james woods. Now comes the way we were, which is essentially just a love story, and not sturdy enough to carry the burden of both radical politics and a bittersweet ending. Theirs is a classic love story sparked by the attraction of opposites, played out against the backdrop of american life during times of foreign war, domestic prosperity and mccarthyera paranoia in hollywood. Of course, it would have been rare for a film of that age to end with the couple splitting up. Barbra streisand in the way we were 1973 robert redford and barbra. The series airs on both dragon television and beijing television from 14 may 2018 to 10 june 2018. Released 1973, the way we were stars barbra streisand, robert redford, bradford dillman, murray hamilton the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 58 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. They prosper there, but as the hollywood blacklist looms, katies activism threatens her husbands reputation. Trollope describes him as something in the city, but the something part is not always clear.
Screen legends barbra streisand and robert redford make movie magic as the captivating starcrossed lovers katie morosky and hubbell gardiner. The way we were the 1973 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The way we were is a 1973 american romantic drama film directed by sydney pollack and starring barbra streisand and robert redford. Opposites attract when, during their college days, katie morosky barbra streisand, a politically active jew, meets hubbell gardiner robert redford, a feckless wasp. For the way we were, the third of his seven films with robert redford, director sydney pollack paired his star with a firstbilled barbra streisand and treated eager audiences to the sight and sound of the pair fighting through the mid20th century. The way we were may have some historical value as the first hollywood, film i can think of to employ the red scare of the late forties and. The way we were 1973 rated pg 118 minutes latest blog posts. The movie has the look of a big hollywood romantic film but because director pollack looks.
Like their relationship, the film works best when they are alone. Arthur laurents wrote both a novel and screenplay based on his college days at cornell university and his experiences with the house unamerican activities committee. Opposites attract when, during their college days, katie morosky, a politically active jew, meets hubbell gardiner, a feckless wasp. Advertisement streisand plays katie morosky, and when we meet her in the late 1930s, shes the secretary of the campus young communist league. The way we were 1973 opposites attract when, during their college days, katie morosky barbra streisand, a politically active jew, meets hubbell gardiner robert redford, a feckless wasp. In 1975, he won the pulitzer prize for distinguished criticism. Released 1973, the way we were stars barbra streisand, robert redford, bradford dillman, murray hamilton the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 58 min, and received a. Years later, in the wake of world war ii, they meet again and, despite their obvious differences, marry. A box office success, the film was nominated for several awards and. Unlike its two stars, the way we were hasnt aged very well. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. April 24, 1942 brooklyn, new york, is an academy awardwinning american singer, theater and film actress, composer, film producer, and director. This classic film starts out with katie and hubbell meeting up after 20 years.
Jun 02, 2019 oscar for best original song for the way we were at the 46th annual academy awards scenes from the ever popular 1973 film the way we were 1973 starring barbra streisand katie morosky. Screen legends barbra streisand and robert redford make movie magic as the. Just as it is to see a movie in which the usual gender roles are reversed so starkly. With claude akins, annmargret, richard benjamin, candice bergen. The way we were is a 1973 american romantic drama film, starring barbra streisand and robert redford, and directed by sydney pollack. Within weeks of arriving in london, he announces a new. Two disparate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and convictions drive them apart.
Watch the way we were online stream full movie directv. The screenplay by arthur laurents was based on his college. The way we were is a film directed by sydney pollack with robert redford, barbra streisand, bradford dillman, viveca lindfors, year. James woods first film although not the first to be released. There is a flashback showing you that they went to the same college and that they came from two different worlds. Original soundtrack recording is the soundtrack album to the film of the same name by american singer barbra streisand. Watch full episodes free online of the tv series the way we were 2014 16 with subtitles. It was released by columbia records on january 1, 1974. The way we were was the title song to the 1973 film the way we were which starred barbra and actor robert redford. Both of these comparisons are wrong, because the shows title is lost in translation. Hubbell redford and katie streisand meet in the late 30s as undergraduates. With david suchet, matthew macfadyen, cillian murphy, paloma baeza.
A look back is a terrific retrospective documentary, running just over an hour. The way we were 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Apr 07, 2016 provided to youtube by sony music entertainment the way we were barbra streisand the way we were. A host of stars turn out to dedicate a new theater complex at their alma mater, northwestern university. The barbra streisand and robert redford film went on to be nominated for. At the center of the story is augustus melmotte, a europeanborn city financier, whose origins are as mysterious as his business dealings. Newhart s01 ep12 the way we thought we were hd watch. The way we were 1973 for the way we were, the third of his seven films with robert redford, director sydney pollack paired his star with a firstbilled barbra streisand and treated eager audiences to the sight and sound of the pair fighting through the mid20th century.
The way we were is a 1973 american romantic drama film starring barbra streisand and robert redford and directed by sydney pollack. They meet in college, circa 1937 katie streisand is a wallflower political activist, hubble redford is the golden boy track star. At first, we cannot imagine what they see in one another. Its chinese title is a line in a classical poem by tao yuanming.
Regardless of the edits, and critics complaints about the film s schlockiness, 1973 audiences went for the wellexecuted and still politically tinged weepie, turning the way we were into one of the most popular films of 1973 and redford into a major heartthrob. A box office success, the film was nominated for several awards and won the academy award for best. In the way we were, katie morosky barbra streisand runs into hubbell gardner robert redford, an allamerican popular jock she went to college with, some. Given the title and absolutely beautiful title song, nostalgia is one of the film s major themes. Streisand has never been better, showing a real range as a firebrand radical who loves the all american boy in redford.
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