The Bridges of Madison County Page #5

Synopsis: The path of Francesca Johnson's future seems destined when an unexpected fork in the road causes her to question everything she had come to expect from life. While her husband and children are away at the Illinois state fair in the summer of 1965, Robert Kincaid happens turn into the Johnson farm and asks Francesca for directions to Roseman Bridge. Francesca later learns that he was in Iowa on assignment from National Geographic magazine. She is reluctant seeing that he's a complete stranger and then she agrees to show him to the bridges and gradually she talks about her life from being a war-bride from Italy which sets the pace for this bittersweet and all-too-brief romance of her life. Through the pain of separation from her secret love and the stark isolation she feels as the details of her life consume her, she writes her thoughts of the four-day love affair which took up three journals. The journals are found by her children after the lawyer was going over Francesca's will and all
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Clint Eastwood
Actors: Clint Eastwood, Meryl Streep, Annie Corley, Victor Slezak
Production: Warner Bros.
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 14 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Metacritic:
66
Rotten Tomatoes:
89%
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PG-13
Year:
1995
135 min
3,956 Views

I'm kidding!

I'm sorry.

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I'm just kidding.

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I'm so sorry.

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Are you sadistic by nature or what?

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I don't know why I did that.

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-Here.

-They're beautifuI.

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I'm sorry.

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You're Iooking for something specific?

There's not much seIection.

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I had a station out of Chicago earIier.

PIayed good bIues.

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It's 1 41 0.

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That's nice.

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Care for another cigarette?

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Sure.

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Is that the mean yeIIow dog?

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-Is it white?

-No, it's yeIIow.

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I want to thank you for aII

your kindness, Mrs. Johnson.

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Francesca.

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Robert.

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WouId you Iike some iced tea?

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Yeah.

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iNow I'm alone with you/i

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Yes, sit down.

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-You Iike Iemon?

-Sure.

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Maybe. . .

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. . .a IittIe bit of sugar?

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You bet.

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If you want more. . . .

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Thanks.

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Aren't you afraid to have those in here?

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I'm so sorry I did that.

I don't know why. . .

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. . .why I said that.

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Where are you staying?

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Some pIace with smaII cabins.

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Something or other motor inn.

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I've got it written down,

but I haven't checked in yet.

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And how Iong are you here for?

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I don't know, maybe 4 or 5 days,

a week on the outside.

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As Iong as it takes to do the work.

Where's your famiIy?

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My husband took the kids

to the state fair.

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My daughter is entering a prize steer.

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How oId?

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A year and a haIf.

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No, I meant the kids.

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MichaeI is 1 7.

And CaroIyn is 1 6.

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That's nice, having kids.

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They're not kids anymore.

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Things change.

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They aIways do.

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One of the Iaws of nature.

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Most peopIe are afraid of change,

but if you Iook at it. . .

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. . .as something you can count on,

then it can be a comfort.

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There's not many things

you can reaIIy count on.

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I guess.

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I'm one of those peopIe

it frightens, I think.

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I doubt that.

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Why do you say that?

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From ItaIy to Iowa,

that's a big change.

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But Richard was in the Army there.

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I met him

when I was Iiving in NapIes.

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I didn't know anything about Iowa.

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I just cared that it was America. . .

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. . .and, of course,

being with Richard.

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What's he Iike?

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He's very cIean.

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CIean?

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No. I mean. . . .

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He's other things too.

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He's a very hard worker. . .

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. . .very caring. . .

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. . .honest.

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He's gentIe.

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He's a good father.

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And cIean.

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CIean.

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And you Iike Iiving here in Iowa,

I guess?

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Go ahead.

I'm not going to teII anyone.

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Richard LaGravenese

Richard LaGravenese (born October 30, 1959) is an American screenwriter and film director, best known as the writer of The Fisher King. more…

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