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The Way We Were [1973]
from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
starring Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford, Bradford Dillman, Lois Chiles, Patrick O'Neal
directed by Sydney Pollack

Features:

• Anamorphic
• Dubbed
• PAL
• Widescreen

Editorial Review:

A classic early 1970s weepie, The Way We Were stars Barbra Streisand as a Communist activist in the late 30s and 40s and Robert Redford as the ambitious young writer who marries her, cheats on her and eventually leaves her in the early days of McCarthyism for the sake of his Hollywood screenwriting career. Arthur Laurent's intelligent screenplay, remarkable performances from the two stars and Marvin Hamlisch's Oscar-winning score and theme song combined to produce a film that even as hostile a critic as Pauline Kael had to admit worked.

On the DVD: The DVD re-release includes the usual subtitling facilities, the theatre trailer and a documentary on the film's making, which includes one of the more political scenes deleted for commercial release; it is also possible to watch the film with a detailed commentary from Sydney Pollack about the problems of its making, problems which included writing new scenes so that Redford was not entirely upstaged by Streisand in the audience's sympathies. --Roz Kaveney

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• A bit too much 'acting' for my liking!
  How times change - i remember seeing this about 20 years ago, and loving it, mainly because it had certain personal echoes with a relationship about that time. Having recently seen it again, whilst it remains a fascinating 'light' movie set in a particular time, looking at the politics of that time, Streisand's performance seems very dated, very much a 'Hollywood star performance' I'm very aware of the ego of the actress in here, and began, in my head, watching a different film, wanting to see someone like... more info

• Fab!!!
  I loved this movie! nicely acted and love the stor behind it. Streisand once again pulls at the heart strings with a great perfomance, winning her an Oscar nomination for best actress. Streisand also provides the famous song, which is beautifully sung! You should watch this movie, an all time personall favourite! Brilliant classic, watch it!

• OPPOSITES ATTRACT...
  This film, starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford, helped propel Redford to superstardom. While Barbra Streisand was already a superstar, with the release of both The Sting and The Way We Were in 1973, Robert Redford's future in the film industry was assured.

  In this film, revolving around the class of 1937, Katie Morosky (Barbra Streisand) is a strident, political activist who is way to the left. Working her way through college, Katie is not the most popular figure on campus, but rather, the butt... more info

• OPPOSITES ATTRACT...
  This film, starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford, helped propel Redford to superstardom. While Barbra Streisand was already a superstar, with the release of both The Sting and The Way We Were in 1973, Robert Redford's future in the film industry was assured.

  In this film, revolving around the class of 1937, Katie Morosky (Barbra Streisand) is a strident, political activist who is way to the left. Working her way through college, Katie is not the most popular figure on campus, but rather, the butt... more info

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