The Way We Were

The Way We Were is a 1973 film which tells the story of a Jewish woman who marries a WASP following World War II, at the height of McCarthyism; their political differences eventually drive them apart. It stars Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford, Bradford Dillman, Lois Chiles, Patrick O'Neal and Viveca Lindfors.

Plot

It tells the story of a young idealistic girl, Katie (Barbra Streisand), who falls in love with young Hubbel (Robert Redford). They have immense differences. She is a Marxist, with strong anti-war opinions, and he is a laid-back trouble-maker. She is drawn to him because of his writing, which she finds fascinating and captivating. He admires her conviction and her determination, as well as her belief in the ability to change and influence those around her.

Related Topics:
Barbra Streisand - Robert Redford

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Years go by and they meet again. Now she works in the radio station and he, having fought in World War II, is settling into a conventional WASP lifestyle. They fall in love and get married, despite their political differences. Katie is intolerant of the political jokes Hubbel's good friends make. She finds them insensitive and ignorant, treating politics as a joke.

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Katie also finds Hubbel's writing brilliant, but is displeased when Hubbel seeks a job as a script-writer in Hollywood. She found it a compromising and a waste his talent. Despite her frustration, they move to California. Hubbel becomes a successful playwright, but Katie's political views remain buried.

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She gets pregnant with a girl, but they finally decide to part. Katie's political views and her marriage cannot co-exist, so she chooses to dedicate her life to the causes of disarmament and world peace. Her simplicity in her political belief and her strong love for Hubbel clash, and she gives up Hubbel.

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Tagline: Streisand and Redford together!!

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