The Way They Were (eBook)

How Epic Battles and Bruised Egos Brought a Classic Hollywood Love Story to the Screen

Robert Hofler (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
288 Seiten
Citadel Press (Verlag)
978-0-8065-4234-8 (ISBN)

Infos

The first ever account of the making of the cinematic classicThe Way We Werestarring Barbara Streisand and Robert Redford, revealing the full story behind its genesis and continued controversies, its many deleted scenes, its much-anticipated but never-filmed sequel, and the real-life romance that inspired this groundbreaking love story It's one of the greatest movie romances of all time. Fifty years on, the chemistry between Barbra Streisand as Jewish working-class firebrand Katie Morosky and Robert Redford as all-American golden boy Hubbell Gardiner remains potent. Yet the friction and controversy surroundingThe Way We Werewere so enormous, the movie was nearly never made at all. Impeccably researched and eye-opening, here is the full story behind the challenges, rivalries, and real-life romance surrounding the movie. Even the iconic casting was fraught. Screenwriter Arthur Laurents wrote the role of Katie with Streisand in mind, but finding Hubbell was another matter. Redford was reluctant to play what he perceived as the ';Ken doll' to Streisand's lead, resulting in ten writersamong them Francis Ford Coppolabeing called in to rework the script. The first preview was disastrous. Several scenes were cut, angering Streisand and Laurents, yet the new version was a resounding success, and its appeal endures, earning it a regular spot in the AFI's annual Top 10 movie romances.The Way They Werealso explores the deep, surprising love story that inspired the screenplaythe relationship between Laurents, a Jewish Brooklyn-born college leftist, and his longtime partner, Tom Hatcher. Drawing on Laurents's unpublished writings, as well as interviews with Streisand, Redford, and other key players, this is the definitive account of a film that changed the rules of moviemaking and has defined romance ever since.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.1.2023
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: 1973 • Academy Awards • Anniversary • anti-war • Arthur Laurents • Barbra Streisand • Barbra Streisand:Robert Redford • barbra stresand • Best Song • breakfast at tiffany’s • Brooklyn • Chinatown • Classic • classic 70s movies • classic cinema • classic film • classic films • Classic Romance • classics • Film History • Films • Francis Ford Coppola • jewish books • joe mccarthy • McCarthyism • Midnight Cowboy • most romantic movies • Movie • movie history • movie romances • Movies • my name is barbra • Oscars • Oscar winner • Ray Stark • Robert Redford • romance classics • Sam Wasson • Sydney Pollack • TCM • World War II
• ISBN-10: 0-8065-4234-9 / 0806542349
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8065-4234-8 / 9780806542348