In this delightfully sparkling comedy, Barbara Streisand stars as Rose, a lecturer in Romantic Literature, but with no romance of her own. Gregory Larkin (Jeff Bridges) longs for a platonic partner he can respect yet maintain a safe physical distance from. Set up by Rose's sister, Greg and Rose meet, and sparks fly.
Forming a different marital arrangement in which brainpower replaces sexual heat, they soon find unexpected passion getting in their way!