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The Way We Were (1973) 6.9
Two desperate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and convictions drive them apart. Director:Sydney PollackWriter:Arthur Laurents |
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Hubbell
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Carol Ann
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George Bissinger
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Brooks Carpenter
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Vicki Bissinger
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Peggy Vanderbilt
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The movie begins with the Katie (Barbra Streisand) running into Hubbell Gardner, an All-American popular jock she went to college with, some time after World War II. Though some other summaries claim it's been about 20 years, that is not really the case. It's probably been more like 10 years since college and Hubbell has written his first novel and later joined the navy while Katie continues to work hard and remains very much involved in the grassroots level of politics. Katie who had a crush on Hubbell back in college is still very attracted to him and soon the two start an "on again off again" relationship. Eventually Katie ends up giving up her voice and her interest in politics in order to hold on to Hubbell and they get married. However when Hubbell begins to compromise his literary talent by abandoning his novel writing for writing Screenplays for Hollywood their marriage begins its downfall. When the government begins its witch-hunt for communists among Hollywood writers and ... Written by bberry
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19 October 1973 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Hubbell Gardner: I can't come, Katie. I can't...
Katie Morosky Gardner: I know...
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(1935) (uncredited)
Music by Will Grosz
Played as dance music at the El Morocco
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The name of Hubbell's book was "A Country Made of Ice Cream". See more »Goofs
In California, Katie is holding a "hot" pot and offers it to Hubble. He takes the spoonful and notes that it is indeed hot. However, moments later, Katie is holding the bottom of the pot with her bare hands. See more »Quotes
Katie Morosky Gardner: Your girl is lovely, Hubbell. Why don't you bring her for a drink when you come?Hubbell Gardner: I can't come, Katie. I can't...
Katie Morosky Gardner: I know...
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"Red Sails In The Sunset"(1935) (uncredited)
Music by Will Grosz
Played as dance music at the El Morocco
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Oh, the way they used to make movies. Robert Redford and Babs. The ultimate star-crossed lovers, him a privileged golden boy for whom everything came too easy, but he knew it, and her a socialist politico who had to work harder for everything because she was plain, jewish, and poor.
Through Beekman Place, McCarthyism, Hollywood, World War II and the fact that they simply weren't cut out for each other, they tried until they couldn't try any more. Barbra is deep and intellectual, at least she wants to be, but ends up being the ultimate drama queen, "I'm not pretty enough for you, am I?" and "Nobody will ever love you like I do." Redford is aloof and chilly and beautiful and as shallow as a mud puddle.
BUT, if you can watch that last scene, "I can't Katie." "I know." and not open up the waterworks then pack up your DVD player and give it to the Goodwill, because movies are not for you.
Epic and anchored by the history of the century, The title, The Way We Were refers to all of us. It's how we once were when things mattered and we cared. Too often dismissed as a chick flick or a tear jerker, this is two of the best there ever were at their personal best.