Director:
Clint EastwoodWriter:
Richard LaGraveneseProducers:
Clint Eastwood, Kathleen KennedyCinematographer:
Jack N. GreenEditor:
Joel CoxProduction Designer:
Jeannine OppewallThe Bridges of Madison County was ranked 90th on AFI's 2002 100 Years...100 Passions list of the greatest love stories of all time. ...
The Bridges of Madison County was ranked 90th on AFI's 2002 100 Years...100 Passions list of the greatest love stories of all time.
In the Iowa farmhouse where they grew up, adult siblings Michael and Carolyn work to settle the estate of their recently deceased mother, Francesca Johnson. They are surprised to find her written request to be cremated, with instructions to scatter her ashes off the local Roseman Covered Bridge. Michael refuses to obey the request against previous plans to bury Francesca in the graveyard plot beside their father’s. Carolyn urges him to keep an open mind as they sort through their mother’s belongings. They discover letters, photographs, and diaries which tell of a great, short-lived love affair between Francesca and Robert Kincaid: Roughly forty years earlier, in 1965, Kincaid stops by the Johnson farmhouse to ask for directions to covered bridges in the area, which he has been sent to photograph for National Geographic magazine. Francesca, who hails from Italy, is home alone, as her American husband has taken their two children to the Illinois State Fair. Francesca and Kincaid quickly develop a bond that leads to a passionate sexual affair. Although she considers running away with her new lover, Francesca makes a last-minute decision to stay in consideration of her children and marriage. Kincaid is creatively inspired by their four-day encounter, and afterward, the two maintain a correspondence through letters. Back in present day, Michael and Carolyn are moved by Francesca’s story, especially since they have been struggling in their own marriages. With newfound appreciation for their mother, they follow her request and throw her ashes from the covered bridge. ...
In the Iowa farmhouse where they grew up, adult siblings Michael and Carolyn work to settle the estate of their recently deceased mother, Francesca Johnson. They are surprised to find her written request to be cremated, with instructions to scatter her ashes off the local Roseman Covered Bridge. Michael refuses to obey the request against previous plans to bury Francesca in the graveyard plot beside their father’s. Carolyn urges him to keep an open mind as they sort through their mother’s belongings. They discover letters, photographs, and diaries which tell of a great, short-lived love affair between Francesca and Robert Kincaid: Roughly forty years earlier, in 1965, Kincaid stops by the Johnson farmhouse to ask for directions to covered bridges in the area, which he has been sent to photograph for National Geographic magazine. Francesca, who hails from Italy, is home alone, as her American husband has taken their two children to the Illinois State Fair. Francesca and Kincaid quickly develop a bond that leads to a passionate sexual affair. Although she considers running away with her new lover, Francesca makes a last-minute decision to stay in consideration of her children and marriage. Kincaid is creatively inspired by their four-day encounter, and afterward, the two maintain a correspondence through letters. Back in present day, Michael and Carolyn are moved by Francesca’s story, especially since they have been struggling in their own marriages. With newfound appreciation for their mother, they follow her request and throw her ashes from the covered bridge.
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