And while the two fall in love in a mere two days, the slow pacing allows the viewer to buy that these lost souls could fall for each other so fast. Eastwood supplies The Bridges of Madison County with just the right tone. While sorting through Francesca's will and safe deposit box, they are shocked by their mother's specific request to be cremated and her ashes scattered from the nearby Roseman Bridge, superseding previous arrangements for burial next to her late husband, Richard. [4], Rotten Tomatoes reports a score of 90% based on 58 reviews, with an average rating of 7.39/10. What we feel for each other? It was produced by Amblin Entertainment and Malpaso Productions, and distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment.The film was produced and directed by Clint Eastwood with Kathleen Kennedy as co-producer. [3], The Bridges of Madison County opened theatrically on June 2, 1995 in 1,805 venues. : : Trouble. : Actually Chevy's dressed up to look as GMC's so none were V6 powered. We were two people getting to know each other, in real time, as actors and as the characters. For the book, see, "I've been that guy a little bit, going off by myself years ago in a pickup truck into Nevada, scouting locations for, Last edited on 22 September 2020, at 15:05, Outstanding Achievement in Theatrical Releases, "Weekend Box Office Results for June 2-4, 1995", "Love Comes Driving Up the Road, and in Middle Age, Too", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Bridges_of_Madison_County_(film)&oldid=979745098, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Best Foreign Language Film Director (Clint Eastwood), Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama (Meryl Streep), Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role (Meryl Streep), This page was last edited on 22 September 2020, at 15:05. "[10] Richard Corliss said Eastwood is the "most reticent of directors—where the book ogles, the film discreetly observes—and, here, the courtliest of stars....As scripted by Richard LaGravenese (The Fisher King), the Madison County movie has a slightly riper theme than the book's. The Bridges of Madison County (1995) Clint Eastwood as Robert Kincaid Robert Kincaid Francesca has a life in Iowa, while Robert is constantly on the move, never settling in one place. It is about the anticipation and consequences of passion—the slow dance of appraisal, of waiting to make a move that won't be rejected, of debating what to do when the erotic heat matures into love light. If you want me to stop, tell me now. Would it be too melodramatic? And while she’s been nominated for an Academy Award nineteen times and counting, her Oscar-nominated performance as Francesca is easily one of her five greatest performances in her illustrious career. Francesca's three notebooks detail the affair and its lasting impact on both her and Robert, who fell deeply in love and nearly ran away together. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: This article is about the film. The film is about an Italian war bride, Francesca Johnson (Meryl Streep), who lives with her husband and two children on their Iowa farm. Living in small-town Iowa, Francesca has a rare four days to herself, when her husband and two children leave to attend the Illinois State Fair. Another director might have filmed too many scenes of Robert and Francesca gazing into each other’s eyes while the music swells and the camera spins around them so many times you get dizzy. She has an out-of-body experience as she tugs on that door handle. Best of all, Meryl, after a seven-year hiatus from leading roles in dramas, rose to the challenge of playing a rich, complex character: a housewife in her forties who still has dreams and ambitions that go beyond her tiny farm in Iowa. The implication is: If they had acted on their desire, they would not have deserved such a love. Credit the film and album The Bridges of Madison County with causing a great deal of excitement about crooner Johnny Hartman, a vocalist with a silky voice that almost defies description. Francesca Every choice she makes is a good one, both the big and the small. Michael initially refuses to comply until Carolyn discovers unseen photos of her mother taken at the Holliwell Bridge and letters to Francesca from a man named Robert Kincaid. She is so quietly heartbreaking in this that she basically overshadows everything else in a flawed but effective film, one of Eastwood’s best. The movie has leanness and surprising decency, and Meryl Streep has her best role in years. She moves quicker, with more jubilance in her step. Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep in a still from The Bridges of Madison County “This kind of certainty comes but once in a lifetime.” This is a line spoken by The Bridges of Madison County’s Robert Kincaid played by Hollywood veteran Clint Eastwood in the screen adaptation of the book of the same name. You become a mother, a wife and you stop and stay steady so that your children can move. Release Dates Meryl didn’t so much care for the book, but she loved the script and she signed on immediately, making The Bridges of Madison County her first significant role in a drama in seven years. Robert, looking for the Roseman Bridge, stopped by the Johnson farm to ask for directions. Francesca's memories helped sustain her through her remaining years on the farm. Almost everybody knows the story by now. : It seems right now that all I've ever done in my life is making my way here to you. : | But overall, it’s grand entertainment, the kind of film Hollywood used to make all the time in the ’30s and ’40s but rarely in the ’90s. This is probably his sweetest performance ever captured on screen, and one of his most natural. The book, written by Robert James Waller, might not have been the finest piece of literature ever written, but Eastwood was able to translate these two unique characters and winning themes into a movie that works far better than it should have. But despite Spielberg's initial reluctance, Eastwood had advocated Meryl Streep for the role from the beginning. Do you think that what happened with us just happens to anyone? Company Credits Just the way she walks, the way she holds herself, suggests a person who rarely feels joy. Francesca And then you're expected move again only you don't remember what moves you because no-one has asked in so long. Robert Kincaid ", a line of dialogue spoken sarcastically by Francesca; Eastwood appealed, and the rating was reduced to a PG-13. When Eastwood — who in 1995 was most known for playing Dirty Harry, an action hero, and for directing Unforgiven, a dark western — was announced to be the co-actor and director of The Bridges of Madison County, there were likely more than a few eyebrows raised. She gets to play goofy, sad, lonely, in love, desperate, at peace. All I can do is try to hold onto to both. A photo of Kincaid is in the magazine. Francesca Clint Eastwood's "The Bridges of Madison County" is not about love and not about sex, but about an idea. : Younger actresses likely considered were Michelle Pfeiffer, Demi Moore, Rene Russo, and Kim Basinger, but Eastwood didn’t want to hear any of it. [3] But a third draft by Richard LaGravenese was liked by Eastwood, who quite early had been cast for the male lead, and by Spielberg, who liked LaGravenese's version enough to consider making Bridges his next film after Schindler's List, which was in post-production at the time. Don't kid yourself, Francesca: you are anything but a simple woman. She’s great all the way through, but it’s the hauntingly constructed scene at the end, in the truck, in the rain, that pulls at the viewer’s heartstrings the most. He writes young adult and middle grade suspense novels, and is represented by Kortney Price of the Corvisiero Agency. You can read more of his work at his website, brianrowebooks.com.
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