Description:Robert Redford and Barbra Streisand star as sociopolitical opposites--he's a WASP novelist, she's an activist--who nevertheless strike up a romance in the 1930s, and have a rocky relationship through the next two decades that reflects much of America's history. An essential part of the movie--the Hollywood blacklist and the McCarthy wRobert Redford and Barbra Streisand star as sociopolitical opposites--he's a WASP novelist, she's an activist--who nevertheless strike up a romance in the 1930s, and have a rocky relationship through the next two decades that reflects much of America's history. An essential part of the movie--the Hollywood blacklist and the McCarthy witch- hunt years--comes across as a botch, due to some excessive cutting before the film was released. But except for that hole in the heart of the story, director Sydney Pollack (Out of Africa) has crafted a strong and moving drama about two interesting characters. Redford (always good with Pollack) is at the height of his powers, and Streisand is persuasive. --Tom Keogh... (more)(less)
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Watched March10th - My DVD collection - Rewatch
"If I push too hard it's because I want things to be better,
I want us to be better, I want you to be better - sure I make waves, you have to, and I'll keep making them until you're everything you should be and will be - you'll never find anyone as good for you as I am, to believe in you as much as I do or to love you as much." - Katie Morosky
I've been in the mood to watch The Way We Were again ever since Barbra Streisand sang the title song "
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