In his book, published on Tuesday, January 24, Robert Hofler recalls behind the scenes Our best yearsdirected by Sidney Pollack in 1973. Between the small crush and the war of egos, the relationship between the two lead actors would complicate the shoot.
In the early 1970s, Robert Redford would not have taken kindly to Barbra Streisand. According to the book The way they were By Robert Hoefler, released on Tuesday, January 24, the American actor was reluctant to star with the young actress. Our best years (1973), Sydney Pollack.
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The main obstacle. His refusal to work with a young actress and singer who, appearing in musicals or “light” films, was not, according to him, a “serious actress”. (Barbra Streisand would win, no offense to Robert Redford, the Best Actress Oscar for the film they made together.)
A lightning bolt
Thus, Sidney Pollack had to woo the actor for no less than eight months so that he would agree to appear in the film. Being adamant, Robert Redford would still negotiate not to sing during the feature film.
Paradoxically, Barbra Streisand “immediately fell in love” with Robert Redford, Sidney Pollack said at the time. “Even before we started shooting, he was in love with her,” added the director. So Barbra Streisand was looking forward to her first love scene with Robert Redford. According to a cast member quoted in the book, he also “connected with many of the main actors he played with.”
Love scene, two attitudes
The first sex scene is as follows. Katy (Barbra Streisand) is lying dead drunk in bed with Hubbell (Robert Redford). He wakes her up, revives her, and they make love. Not having the same fondness for each other, the two actors made opposing arrangements for the sequence.
He chose to arm himself “to protect himself”, writes the author of the new book. “He was wearing two pairs of sports shorts (therefore thicker, tighter than regular underwear, editor’s note)” famous joke. to the journalist who asked what exactly he was wearing, the actor mentioned the brand, “Aramis”. On the contrary, the actress chose a simple bikini.
“Redford was never bad in bed.”
In a tense second sequence, the two leads feed each other grapes and, as the temperature rises, Hubbell has to say to Cathy: “This time will be better.” But Robert Redford, wanting to maintain his reputation as playboy, categorically refused to answer the answer. Robert Hofler, showing himself in the actor’s head, writes: “Redford was never bad in bed. So how could Abel be?
After the success of the first opus, the producers wanted to prepare the second one as well. But the project failed because of Robert Redford’s refusal. “I didn’t want to, but Barbra, she wanted it,” he would say one day. However…years later, the actress seems to have (finally) won the respect of her colleague. In 2010, he surprised her by showering her with praise at Oprah Winfrey’s microphone. He then stated that he loved “her energy and her spirit.”
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Source: Le Figaro
