The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
- Directed by
- Clint Eastwood
- Genre
- drama film, romance film, flashback film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 2,390 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1965 Iowa, a lonely farm wife meets a traveling photographer while her family is away. They begin a brief but deeply emotional affair over four days.
romanticpoignanttenderbittersweetslow-pacedmelancholicintimatenostalgic
What happens
The Bridges of Madison County is a 1995 American romantic drama film based on the 1992 bestselling novel of the same name by Robert James Waller. It was produced and directed by Clint Eastwood, who also starred in the film alongside Meryl Streep. The screenplay was adapted by Richard LaGravenese with rewrites by Eastwood and Steven Spielberg. Kathleen Kennedy was co-producer. It was produced by Amblin Entertainment and Malpaso Productions, and distributed by Warner Bros.. The Bridges of Madison County is set in 1965 and features Italian war bride Francesca Johnson (Meryl Streep), who lives with her husband and two children on their Iowa farm. That year she meets National Geographic photojournalist Robert Kincaid (Clint Eastwood), who comes to Madison County, Iowa to photograph its historic covered bridges. With Francesca's family away for a short trip, the couple have an intense, four-day love affair. The film was released on June 2, 1995 and earned $182 million worldwide. It received generally positive reviews upon release, with high praise directed towards Streep's performance, earning her a Best Actress nomination at the 68th Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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