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The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
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Release Date:
2 June 1995 (USA)
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Plot:
Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson, for four days in the 1960s. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 6 wins
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6 nominations
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(3 articles)
Matt Damon and Clint Eastwood Visit 'Hereafter'
(From Cinematical. 18 September 2009, 8:45 AM, PDT)
All Male Cast To Recreate Classic Lines From Meryl Streep Films
(From CinemaRetro. 1 September 2009, 3:46 AM, PDT)
(From Cinematical. 18 September 2009, 8:45 AM, PDT)
All Male Cast To Recreate Classic Lines From Meryl Streep Films
(From CinemaRetro. 1 September 2009, 3:46 AM, PDT)
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Understated Romance
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Clint Eastwood | ... | Robert Kincaid |
 | Meryl Streep | ... | Francesca Johnson |
 | Annie Corley | ... | Carolyn Johnson |
 | Victor Slezak | ... | Michael Johnson |
 | Jim Haynie | ... | Richard Johnson |
 | Sarah Kathryn Schmitt | ... | Young Carolyn |
 | Christopher Kroon | ... | Young Michael |
| Phyllis Lyons | ... | Betty |
| Debra Monk | ... | Madge |
| Richard Lage | ... | Lawyer Peterson |
 | Michelle Benes | ... | Lucy Redfield |
| Alison Wiegert | ... | Child #1 |
| Brandon Bobst | ... | Child #2 |
| Pearl Faessler | ... | Wife |
| R.E. 'Stick' Faessler | ... | Husband |
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Rated PG-13 on appeal for some sexuality and brief strong language.
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135 min
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Colour (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:L |
Philippines:R-18 |
France:Unrated |
South Korea:15 |
New Zealand:M |
USA:R (original rating) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Chile:14 |
Finland:S |
Germany:12 (w) |
Netherlands:AL |
Portugal:M/12 |
Spain:T |
Sweden:Btl |
UK:12 |
USA:PG-13 (re-rating on appeal) (certificate #33820) |
Canada:PG (Ontario) (Canadian Home Video rating) |
Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) |
Singapore:R(A)
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Meryl Streep allegedly put on 15-20 pounds of weight for her role in this film as a middle-aged housewife.
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Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Francesa and Robert are standing in the kitchen one night, the kitchen window over the sink shows it is dark outside. The camera swings to a shot of the refrigerator and in the background is a window but instead of being dark it is daylight outside.
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Quotes:
Robert Kincaid:
Don't kid yourself, Francesca: you are anything but a simple woman.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Grey's Anatomy: New History (#6.9)" (2009)
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For All We Know
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This is an understated romanctic film. This is probably down to the competent directing from Eastwood, and the exceptional acting ability of Streep, which she executes without much effort - at least it appears that way! Streep's character, Francesca, who is somewhat of a dreamer, was in search of an illusionary life, which was unobtainable, mainly because it only existed inside her head of fantasies. Indeed, the fantasy of the romance is only her interpretation of it via her journals. In reality, her romantic interlude would have turned sour because it would not live up to her expectations in everyday life, just as her idea of the American way of life didn't, being married to an ordinary farming lad.
As an Italian homemaker, Francesca is stereotyped from the start as the opera loving romantic, cooking breakfast for a largely unappreciative family in a mundane world, which she once viewed through rose tinted spectacles, whilst daydreaming back home in Italy.
The film's message is that romance can be deceptive, in that it misleads women into mundane lives that bear no reality to what they have been taught about it. But, women who crave romance, should demand it, and not be afraid to ask for it, or to admit to liking it for that matter. This is what Francesca should have done with her husband.