The Way We Were (1973)

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The Way We Were (1973)
by JJ79 in JJ79 Blog

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"Released: October 17, 1973Director: Sydney Pollack*****There is something disconcerting about a movie consisting of incidents from a romance, yet no cohesive story can be found. Sure, this melodrama starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford is about their tumultuous affair and marriage, but it's ultimately not about anything.In the final analysis, despite Hubbell's protests, Katie can't get away from her activist roots. Spanning the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, she campaigns against the Hollywood Blacklist and "the bomb"; she is as outspoken as people-especially a woman-comes; and has a burning desire to do some good with her life. Which constrasts with Hubbell's military career and general malaise after World War II. The simplest problem in this film is the audience never understands why the two get together in the first place? A casual fling? The societal expectation to settle down now that the world is safe? It's a mystery since, for most of the film, these two are at odds. ... " [More]

Sydney Pollack, RIP
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"Nothing like a tragic loss in the film world to remind me how broad the art of film can be and how many worthy films are out there that I have yet to view. Earlier this year, when reviewing the Oscar nominees for Best Picture, I singled out Sydney Pollack's performance in 'Michael Clayton' as being particularly good. In the later part of his career - the part most familar to myself as a relative youngster - Pollack was best known as a producer and actor. While I knew of him as a director, it turns out I have been ridiculously neglectful of the man's filmography. Of course, most people have seen 'Tootsie,' the 1982 comedy that starred a cross-dressing Dustin Hoffman. But other than this blockbuster, the only Pollack-directred film I've actually seen is 'The Firm' (not a bad film, if I may say). But Pollack, we should not forget, was an Oscar-winner. He directed 'Out of Africa,' starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, two of the cinema's most likable performers. And though Redford ... " [More]

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