Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson for four days in the 1960s.
"A love like this happens to some of us sooner or later. For Robert and Francesca, it was later."
Top Billed Cast
Meryl Streep
Francesca Johnson
Clint Eastwood
Robert Kincaid
Annie Corley
Caroline Johnson
Victor Slezak
Michael Johnson
Jim Haynie
Richard Johnson
Sarah Zahn
Young Carolyn
Christopher Kroon
Young Michael
Phyllis Lyons
Betty
Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews
W WuchakVerified TMDB Critic
2020-06-22
_**Real-life questions about love and infidelity**_
RELEASED IN 1995 and directed by Clint Eastwood, “The Bridges of Madison County” details what happens in 1965 when a world-traveling photographer for National Geographic (Eastwood) inadvertently meets an Iowa Farm wife (Meryl Streep).
This is a drama about the nature of eros love and potential infidelity that will only be appreciated by mature viewers. It consists of two people meeting, getting acquainted, discovering something profound and then forced to make decisions that’ll determine the rest of their lives, as well as the co...
R r96skVerified TMDB Critic
2022-02-05
A bit too cheesy for me to overly enjoy, but <em>'The Bridges of Madison County'</em> is a sweet romantic drama.
Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep are a strong pairing and produce very good performances, with Streep particularly standing out... even if her acting Italian doesn't always feel convincing, to me anyway. The parts of the story told via Annie Corley and Victor Slezak aren't the best, though the eventual pay-off with their characters is worthwhile....
