“The Way We Were” Costumes & Featurettes
Behind the Scenes—The Costumes
Dorothy Jeakins designed some of he costumes for The Way We Were, then left the production before the film completed. A few designers were suggested to replace her, including Edith Head and Adolfo, but Streisand chose Moss Mabry. Mabry told writer James Spada, "She's got wonderful buns. And one of the most beautiful busts in Hollywood. And beautiful skin."
(Photos, above: Streisand's Katie wig; three screen captures from a featurette about the fashions in the film. Photos, below: More Streisand costume tests.)
Below ... a few more costume tests with Streisand:
“The Way We Were” Featurettes
There were a couple of film shorts —also called featurettes—created for The Way We Were. One called Fashions from the Film The Way We Were focused on the costumes; another, titled Recreating a Memory, had behind-the-scenes footage of Pollack directing Streisand and Redford on location and on set.
Behind the Scenes Photos
Below: Streisand, Redford and director Pollack film the final, tear-jerking scene in New York at the Plaza Hotel.
Below: Great candid shot of Streisand with her manager Marty Erlichman (in brown suit) on location in Schenectady at Union College.
“The Way We Were” Contact Sheets
The unit photographer on a film set has the job of capturing still photos of all the scenes being filmed by the motion picture camera. The unit photographer also shoots promotional photographs and posed shots. Many of the iconic photos you see from movies fall into this category.
On The Way We Were, for instance, the photograph below has been used for years to publicize the movie.
Below is a contact sheet for this photograph with markings (most of the shots are “killed” or not approved by either Streisand or Redford). You can see the photo which was approved, with the red crop box around it:
And below is another contact sheet of Streisand:
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