Rent The Way We Were (1973)

3.4 of 5 from 118 ratings
1h 53min
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Synopsis:
Screen legends Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford make movie magic as the captivating star-crossed lovers Katie Morosky and Hubbell Gardiner. 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 McCarthy-era paranoia in Hollywood.
Actors:
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Directors:
Writers:
Arthur Laurents
Others:
Marvin Hamlisch, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Marvin Hamlish, Dorothy Jeakins, Harry Stradling Jr., Moss Mabry, William Kiernan, Stephen Grimes
Studio:
Columbia Tristar
Genres:
Classics, Drama, Romance
Collections:
A Brief History of Cinema Afloat: Part 3, Introducing the EGOT Crowd, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Tennis Films, Top 100 AFI Passions, Top Films
Awards:

1974 Oscar Best Music Original Song

1974 Oscar Best Original Dramatic Score

BBFC:
Release Date:
24/07/2000
Run Time:
113 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, French Dolby Digital 5.1, German Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, German Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Turkish
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.35:1
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Director's Commentary
  • 70 minutes documentary
  • Filmographies
  • Trailer
  • Interactive Menus
BBFC:
Release Date:
Unknown
Run Time:
118 minutes

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Reviews (1) of The Way We Were

Romantic Melodrama. - The Way We Were review by Steve

Spoiler Alert
03/01/2023

Glossy, irresistible romance which successfully reimagines the 'women's films' of the Hollywood golden age. It's a wish fulfilment as a homely New York Jewish liberal agitator (Barbra Streisand) falls for an impossibly handsome WASP/jock (Robert Redford). Although they make a life together, inevitably their differences make them incompatible.

But they will always have the memories, so cue the lovely, sentimental Oscar winning title song. If this sounds like a story about stereotypes, the brilliant script (by Arthur Laurents) actually works hard to make Katie and Hubbell rounded characters. And it doesn't take sides. There are a few laughs, but even more tears and the ending is a heartbreaker.

The subplot about the effect of the McCarthy blacklist on Hollywood is interesting but regrettably shifts the focus from the two stars, and it isn't given time to resolve anyway. While Streisand and Redford are magnetic and we really want them to be together, this is really all about the woman and we see everything from her point of view.

Barbara gets the Bette Davis role, and Redford the George Brent, in a story that takes them from the depression to the seventies. She gives a moving performances, conveying the humiliation, bargaining and vulnerability that comes with being the junior partner in an unbalanced relationship. It's one of the great Hollywood romantic films, and a triumph for Streisand.

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