The Bridges Of Madison County

The Bridges of Madison County DELUXE EDITION

A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER ON ASSIGNMENT FOR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE IN MADISON COUNTY, IOWA, HAS A CHANCE ENCOUNTER WITH A LONELY HOUSEWIFE WHICH CHANGES HIS LIFE.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

• 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 (

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