They way it was… ⭐️ Book Review ⭐ The Way They Were Author: Robert Hofler Book Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐⭐ Calling all romance fans!! This book dissects one of cinema's classic opposites attract love stories. Hofler goes deep into the pre-production, production, post-production of the film and looks at where the film sits now. Can you believe this film is turning 50 this year?? Here’s what I learned that I found fascinating: Barbara Streisand wanted her then boyfriend Warren Beatty to play Hubbell. Beatty said he didn’t want to play the “girl” character and felt Hubbell was too soft. It took a year to convince Redford to play Hubbell. He felt the character was too flat and wanted him to be more political. He was also aware that Streisand was linked romantically to her co-stars. When he first met her he made it clear that he was happily married. She continued to crush on him for the duration of the film. Streisand wanted hours of rehearsals and meetings and would show up two hours before each shooting day. Redford would show up 10 minutes before the camera rolled and refused to rehearse with her. He drove production mad with his lateness. The film’s original runtime was three hours! They cut the majority of the political blacklist scenes to make it two hours. The constant issue with the script, that they constantly rewrote while shooting the film, was the debate of is this a love story first or a political story. The love story won out. In the 90s Streisand wanted to make a sequel with their daughter now in college. She wanted their now adult daughter to bring the two back together. Redford refused and it never got made. Streisand still wants a version of the film with the extra scenes included. She felt she didn’t get the Oscar because of the cuts. If you love Streisand, Redford and learning about Hollywood this is a must add to your TBR! #QOTD - Do you have a fav Streisand movie?

Posted by Bettys Book Club at 2023-03-17 14:43:03 UTC