Pushing the Boundaries: The Way We Were (1973) 4K Restoration
Director: Sydney Pollack Run Time: 118 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 1973
Starring: Barbra Streisand, Bradford Dillman, Lois Chiles, Patrick O'Neal, Robert Redford
Country: United States
Language: French, English
The 1970s: Pushing the Boundaries
A Film Center retrospective on the most groundbreaking films to come out of the 1970s.
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Winner of Best Original Song and Best Dramatic Score at the 1973 Academy Awards.
Opposites attract when, during their college days, Katie Morosky, a politically active Jew, meets Hubbell Gardiner, a feckless WASP. Years later, in the wake of World War II, they meet again and, despite their obvious differences, marry. Hubbell wants to be a screenwriter, so the two move to California despite Katie’s objections. They prosper there, but as the Hollywood blacklist looms, Katie’s activism threatens her husband’s reputation.
About the filmmaker:
Sydney Pollack was an American film director, producer and actor. He directed more than 20 films and 10 television shows, acted in over 30 movies or shows and produced over 44 films. For his film Out of Africa (1985), Pollack won the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Picture. He was also nominated for Best Director at the Academy Awards for They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1969) and Tootsie (1982). During his career, he directed 12 actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Jane Fonda, Gig Young, Susannah York, Barbra Streisand, Paul Newman, Melinda Dillon, Jessica Lange, Dustin Hoffman, Teri Garr, Meryl Streep, Klaus Maria Brandauer and Holly Hunter. Young and Lange won Oscars for their performances in Pollack’s films.
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