The Bridges of Madison County (Deluxe Widescreen Edition)
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Actor: Debra Monk, Jim Haynie, Kyle Eastwood, Meryl Streep, Phyllis LyonsBrand: Warner Brothers
Cinematographer: Jack N. Green
Composer: Lennie Niehaus
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 134 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-05-06
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Reviews of The Bridges of Madison County (Deluxe Widescreen Edition)
DVD Review: Bridges of Madison County
Summary: 2 Stars
Two amazing actors but not particularly believable together in a romance. A slow plot that doesn't gather much momentum. I couldn't imagine their relationship working anyway (seemed much more like an unrealistic fling on both parts) and so couldn't really get into the romance, which is the basis of the film. And this is coming from a totally sentimental, cry out a box of Kleenex gal. And what was to stop her from adding a little spice to her own marriage? Her husband wasn't an entirely unlikeable guy. When he asked her why she was crying in the end, that was a chance to offer up something to him. Overall unrealistic, which dampened any attempt to get into the movie and characters. And the "Italian" accent seemed more Eastern European.DVD Review: The Quintessential American Love Story
Summary: 5 Stars
Clint Eastwood shows a more sensitive side in The Bridges of Madison Country based on the novel by Robert James Waller, Eastwood walks into romantic territory in a love story I enjoyed even more than The Notebook.
The bulk of the story is told in flash-back as two adult children read their recently deceased mother's journal detailing her love affair with a National Geographic photographer.
Francesca (Meryl Streep) is a bored Italian housewife, whose husband and two children leave home for four days. Within minutes of their departure, she meets Robert Kincaid (Eastwood), on assignment from National Geographic to photograph covered bridges in Iowa. The two are almost immediately drawn in by each other and embark upon a four day love affair.
Eastwood proved, once again and not for the last time, that he's one of the best director's Hollywood has no matter what material he's given. Not only that, he broadens his range as an actor here too. It's hard to doubt Eastwood's skill and emotional range as an actor after Million Dollar Baby and Gran Torino but he takes a completely different direction with Kincaid. He's very romantic and charming with a big disarming grin.
Streep scored her 10th Oscar nod with this film and deservedly so. I've never paid much attention to Streep, but she's wonderful here and completely disappears into her role, flawlessly hitting all the right notes.
I can't imagine anyone besides Eastwood and Streep in these roles, they both bring something so vivid to them, it is absolute magic.
For me, the weakest (and really sole weak) sections of "Bridges" are the scenes involving Francesca's grown children. The acting (especially by the actor playing Michael) is really sub-par.
Overall, in my opinion, The Bridges of Madison County is the quintessential American romance story. It's a timeless story that should appeal to a broad audience, young and old. The story is very beautiful, very moving, and packs a whole lot of emotional poignancy. This is required viewing for anyone wanting a love story with both depth and beauty.
GRADE: A
DVD Review: A love story
Summary: 5 Stars
This version of 'Bridges' is widescreen and includes a feature on how the film was made which gives insights by the actors, producer and technical people. This is a wonderful love story told in a special way under Clint Eastwood's direction. It focuses on sounds, expression and mood rather than dialogue. Bridges is a very powerful movie for anyone who has had a 'once in a lifetime' lovematch which did not result in an on-going relationship. Beautifully acted by Streep and Eastwood. The additional information provided, including interviews with Sreep and Eastwood, adds to a very emotional and enjoyable experience. DVD Review: A HEARTFELT, WONDERFUL LOVE STORY, THAT WILL MAKE YOU SHED TEARS!
Summary: 5 Stars
THIS MOVIE IS A AWESOME LOVE STORY! I LOVED MERYL S. AND CLINT E, THEY WHERE GREAT! I LOVED THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRYSIDE, AND THOSE COVERED BRIDGES. AND I LOVED SEEING THE RURAL COUNTRY ROADS, AND CORNFIELDS, AND FRANCESCA'S AND HER HUSBAND'S FARM, AND THEIR OLD TIMEY BEAUTIFUL HOUSE. IT BRINGS BACK MEMORIES,AND YOU WILL NEED YOUR BOX OF TISSUES FOR THIS ONE! I HAVE WATCHED IT SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS, AND AS USUAL, I CRY EACH TIME. IT IS SO EMOTIONAL, AND IT TOUCHES YOUR HEART, IN SO MANY WAYS. IT IS ABOUT A MARRIED WOMAN WHO IS A LONELY, HOUSEWIFE, AND ONE DAY A MAN NAMED ROBERT, DRIVES UP HER DRIVE TO ASK HER FOR DIRECTIONS, AND FROM THAT MOMENT ON THEIR LIFE CHANGED FOREVER, AND THEY ENDED UP FALLING IN LOVE! FRANCESA IS TORN BETWEEN HER LOVE FOR ROBERT, AND HER DUTY TO HER VERY KIND, AND DEVOTED HUSBAND, AND HER TEENAGE CHILDREN. ONE OF MY FAVORITE SCENES IS WHERE FRANCESCA, IS SITTING IN THE RED TRUCK, WATCHING ROBERT STANDING IN THE RAIN, SMILING AT HER, AND THEN DRIVING AWAY! OH GOSH! I HAD A FIT! I ALSO LOVED THE SCENE WHERE ROBERT GAVE FRANCESCA FLOWERS, AND I LOVED THE WAY FRANCESCA'S CHILDREN, HANDLED EVERYTHING, AND WHEN THEY FOUND FRANCESCA'S HOPE CHEST FULL OF MEMORIES, AND TREASURES. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS MOVIE! IT IS AWESOME!DVD Review: read the book instead
Summary: 2 Stars
Read the book instead... it's much much richer and better done. Clint is awesome... but the book simply is perfect!
Description of The Bridges of Madison County (Deluxe Widescreen Edition)
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.Some called it a snooze-fest, while others tearfully clutched their Kleenex. In any case, Clint Eastwood was an unusual and (as it turned out) perceptive choice to direct and costar in this lush adaptation of Robert James Waller's phenomenally bestselling novel. Meryl Streep costars as Francesca, the lonely Iowa farmer's wife who is instantly attracted to Robert (Eastwood), the photographer from National Geographic who is in the area to photograph the bridges along Iowa's rural roadways. The two fall in love while Francesca's husband and children are away at a county fair, but the story's passion and lasting appeal derive from their decision to part forever after just a few brief days of intimate connection. Superbly acted with an emphasis on quiet, graceful moments of tender revelation, the film builds to a crescendo of powerful and conflicting emotions. Like David Lean's Brief Encounter (to which it bears marked similarities), The Bridges of Madison County is destined to become one of the classic movie love stories. --Jeff Shannon
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