Watch movie clip of "Bridges of Madison County."
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood and Meryll Streep
Based on a novel (1992) by: Robert James Waller
Distributor: Warner Brothers
Date Shown: 1995
Review
I am making a movie review of "Bridges of Madison County" since the movie inspired me to write. Though we all know that adultery is unacceptable, this movie was able to deliver a reason why people become unfaithful. The movie was able to portray betrayal in a non-malicious way (maybe because they showed the spouse and the family as being the villain in the film). In the end, some viewers might even want the wife to leave her husband and go with the other man.
In this movie, Francesca was portrayed as very lonely housewife looking for affection and love, and Robert just falls into her lap. Though I am not a believer of love at first sight, and four days to fall in love is quite unrealistic, I still liked the movie.
Meanwhile, the scenes I found most promising in the movie is the scene the eyes of Robert (played by Clint Eastwood) and Francesca (portrayed by Meryll Streep) met in the town when Robert was about to leave the town. Their eyes were saying goodbye to each other. It was a prelude to a more powerful scene. At the stoplight, Robert was signalling left (leaving the town) while Francesca was in the car behind him. Robert seemed to be waiting for Francesca to get out of the car and jump into his car while Francesca was battling the feeling at that moment whether he would leave her family and go with Robert where her heart is. In the end (at that moment), it was understood that she made a choice as tears rolled down her cheeks when Robert turned the car left.
There were also two similar scenes in the movie that I liked very much (when the family was having a very quiet dinner in the beginning of the film and at the time after Robert left). The only difference in the scenes were the thoughts of Francesca. In the first dinner with the family scene, Francesca felt so unappreciated by the family. She wanted to hear her family talking and their stories for the day but her family just sat there and refused to partake in conversation. In the next dinner with the family (after Robert left), Francesca felt so relieved that no one was chatting at the dinner table. She loved the quiet time as her thoughts were with Robert at that time.
The movie was made more exceptional as the cast were Meryll Streep and Clint Eastwood, the two (2) most promising actor/actress in Holywood. Direction was also by Clint Eastwood.
What do you think about the movie, "Bridges of Madison County?" I would like to hear your opinion.
