A diametrically opposed couple come together only to find out that genuine friendship and physical attraction is not enough to overcome fundamental societal beliefs.
Opposites attract when, during their college days, Katie Morosky (Barbra Streisand), a politically active Jew, meets Hubbell Gardiner (Robert Redford), a feckless WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant). Years later, in the wake of World War II, they meet again and, despite their obvious differences, marry. As the Hollywood blacklist looms, Katie's activism threatens her husband's reputation. The two leads have wonderful chemistry. Redford glows on screen, Streisand even sings the title song, for which it one the Oscar. You may think you are going into a big Hollywood romantic film but director Pollack looks corruption in the face and gives us something more unique, less sentimental than if handled by another.
USA 1973 Sydney Pollack 118m
