The Bridges of Madison County
The path of Francesca Johnson's future seems destined due to an unexpected fork in the road...
DramaRomanceadulterysecret lovehusband wife relationshipbased on novel or booklove of one's lifeunsociabilitymarriage crisisphotographerlove at first sightphotographypeasantmother role
A tender, melancholic meditation on a brief, transformative affair between two strangers that forces a woman to confront the gap between her actual life and her deepest desires.
Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson for four days in the 1960s.
Essence
Ensemble
Meryl Streep
Francesca Johnson
Clint Eastwood
Robert Kincaid
Annie Corley
Caroline Johnson
Victor Slezak
Michael Johnson
Jim Haynie
Richard Johnson
Sarah Zahn
Young Carolyn
Christopher Kroon
Young Michael
Phyllis Lyons
Betty
Debra Monk
Madge
Richard Lage
Lawyer Peterson
Michelle Benes
Lucy Redfield
Alison Wiegert
Child #1
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