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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Slip Sleeve
World-traveling National Geographic photographer Robert Kincaid and Iowa housewife Francesca Johnson aren't looking to turn their lives upside down. Each is at a point in life where expectations are behind them. Yet four days after meeting, they wont want to lose the love they've found.Academy Award winners' Meryl Streep (earning her 10th Oscar nomination for this performance) and Clint Eastwood (who also produces and directs) bring blazing starpower and powerful conviction to the beloved characters of Robert James Waller's best seller of love, choice and consequence. With luck, a love like that happens to some of us sooner or later. For Robert and Francesca, it was later. And it was glorious.
"A satisfying and romantic film..." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep make magic." Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Editor's Note
Based on Robert James Waller's hugely successful novel, this 1965-set drama chronicles the touching romance between a middle-aged, Italian-American housewife and a photographer from "National Geographic." Academy Award nominations: Best Actress--Meryl Streep.
Plot Summary
The film adaptation of Robert James Waller's wildly popular, bestselling novel. The story takes place in 1965, in the farmlands of Iowa, where bored, middle-aged Italian housewife Francesca has just sent her two kids and husband away to the state fair. Shortly thereafter she encounters Robert Kincaid, a mysterious, rugged, "National Geographic" photographer, on assignment taking pictures of Iowa's covered bridges. The two are immediately attracted to each other, and when Francesca invites Robert back to her home, they begin a romantic, sensual, illicit affair that lasts over the next few days. For Francesca, this is the first time in years that she's experienced passion in her life, and she realizes that maybe she's found her true love. Robert feels the same way, and shortly before her family returns home, asks Francesca to run off with him. Francesca now must make an important decision -- one that will affect the rest of her life and could leave her with many regrets...
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 5/6/2008 |
| Running Time: 134 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1995 | | Catalog ID: 1000025068 | | UPC: 00085391157212 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Annie Corley | | Clint Eastwood | | Meryl Streep | | Victor Slezak | | Clint Eastwood - Director | | Clint Eastwood, et. al. - Producer | | Jack N. Green - Cinematographer | | Jeannine Claudia Oppewall - Production Designer | | Joel Cox - Editor | | Lennie Niehaus - Original Music By | | Richard LaGravenese - Screenplay | | Robert James Waller - Based On Novel By | | William Arnold - Art Director |
| Awards |
Nominee (1996) | | | Golden Globe, The Bridges of Madison County, Best Motion Picture - Drama | | | Golden Globe, Meryl Streep, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | | | Oscar, Meryl Streep, Best Actress in a Leading Role | | | Screen Actors Guild, Meryl Streep, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"...This is the most passionate unguarded acting of Eastwood's career..." 06/15/1995 p.47-8USA Today
"...A subliminally emotional triumph of rural photography and production design..." -- 3 1/2 out of 4 stars 06/02/1995 p.1D Entertainment Weekly
"...Touching in a delicate, almost lyrical way. It's a wonderful surprise -- an honest weeper for adults..." -- Rating: A 06/09/1995 pp.34-5 Variety
"...A handsomely crafted, beautifully acted adult love story....[Streep] has never been so warm, earthy and spontaneous..." 05/22/1995 Chicago Sun-Times
"...Deeply moving....Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep have made it into a wonderful movie love story..." 06/02/1995 p.29 ReelViews 9 of 10
Cast against type, Clint Eastwood plays Robert Kincaid, the male protagonist in the motion picture adaptation of Robert James Waller's The Bridges of Madison County. Kincaid is a sensitive loner, and while the actor is certainly known for his portrayal of independently-minded individuals, one would be hard pressed to describe Dirty Harry as a model of sensitivity. Nevertheless, this is not the first time Eastwood (who directs, as well as stars) has successfully stretched his range...As good as Eastwood is, however, it's his co-star, Meryl Streep, who really shines. After taking a break from drama with the popcorn-munching adventure thriller The River Wild, she returns to the kind of role that made her famous, and gives perhaps her best performance since Sophie's Choice...It's easy to believe that Francesca and Robert's love is deep and special, but perhaps the real test of the film's power is whether the statements, situations, and characters transcend the screen to leave a lasting impression. Not many pictures are created with the necessary skill to challenge our perceptions and beliefs, but The Bridges of Madison County is a rare exception. - James Berardinelli
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