In the coming three weeks we'll be comparing THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY with other films which have something in common in their plots: Women, Marriage, Love, Freedom.
Some of the suggested titles were:
Educating Rita; Shirley Valentine; Under the Tuscan Sun.
THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
Cast & Credits
Robert Kincaid: Clint Eastwood
Francesca Johnson: Meryl Streep
Caroline: Annie Corley
Michael: Victor Slezak
Directed by Clint Eastwood. Written by Richard Lagravenese, Based On The Novel by Robert James Waller.
"This kind of certainty comes but once in a lifetime."
-- Robert to Francesca
By Roger Ebert Jun 2, 1995 (Chicago Sun-Times)
Clint Eastwood's "The Bridges of Madison County" is not about love and not about sex, but about an idea. The film opens with the information that two people once met and fell in love, but decided not to spend the rest of their lives together. The implication is: If they had acted on their desire, they would not have deserved such a love. (read more)
Read all the review and then write a comment on the statement above.
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