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

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)

Trailer

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