It was never uncomplicated. But it was lovely. "How We Were" only confirms the general rule. Filmed 40 years ago, it catches and its relevance, because the problem of complex love is timeless.
Katie and Hubble’s love story is simple, amazing and incredibly lifelike. She is a vociferous Jewish girl from New York with a non-standard appearance, an optimist, sometimes taking things too seriously, true to her views and convinced that the essence of a person is his principles. He is a handsome and self-sufficient man ("gorgeous goyshe guy), who does not know how to lose, and therefore prefers to retreat before facing the harsh reality. They are from different worlds. And nothing can be more wrong and at the same time logical than the attraction of such dissimilar people to each other.
We will both be wrong and we will both lose.
What if we win? The history of their relationship is not new, and that is why it is so catchy. They are opposites, and there are no obvious causes that connect them with each other, except the senses that possess them both. But one way or another, Hubble and Katty saw life with different eyes and wanted very different things from it. And no matter how strong their love was, Katie’s temperament suppressed Hubble, although this is what attracted him to her most, and Hubble’s detachment, which “everything was too easy,” pliability to circumstances, unwillingness to fight for their ideals drove Katie crazy, although she still fought for their love to the last.
I will not sit idly by until you become what you can and should be. You will find no one better who believes in you and loves you as much as I do.
- I know. The acting duo
Redford and
Streisand is fascinating, it is impossible to look away from them. The chemistry between them is literally ringing in the air. And if I had already seen Robert Redford in action and knew firsthand about his acting talent, then Barbra Streisand was a discovery for me.
Streisand and
Redford gave their heroes deep characters, made them complex and multifaceted personalities, living people. Such a duet led by director Sidney Pollack guarantees quality. In fact, the movie looks in one breath. The merit of the director is also that the film is rich in witty dialogue, there is not a single unnecessary scene or word in it, it is not for nothing that this picture is a classic of cinema.
Why do you always carry these books with you?
Is that why I crossed the street?
- I'm having a party.
What are you celebrating?
- Your crossing the street. I also noticed an interesting script-directing move in the three scenes of Hubble and Katie’s farewell: at the beginning of the movie See You, Hubbell. "See you, Hubbell," in the middle of "See you, Hubbell." - See you, Katie" and at the end of
"See you, Katie. - See you" “What We Were” is the story of people who loved each other so much that they lacked the mental strength to just be together and be happy. They built and destroyed their happiness over and over again. And this is the special vitality of their history. Hubble and Katie are not characters from the movie, Hubble and Katie are life itself.
It was never easy.
- But it was wonderful. 9 out of 10
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