Set in Kansas City in the late 1930s, MR & MRS BRIDGE tells the story of an upper class couple from the mid-west whose marriage is strained when their three grown-up children leave home. The Bridges are an affluent, conservative family whose lily-white lives revolve around the local country club. Walter (Paul Newman, ROAD TO .. Read more
| Starring | Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Kyra Sedgwick, Robert Sean Leonard |
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| Director | James Ivory |
| Genres | Drama |
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Set in Kansas City in the late 1930s, MR & MRS BRIDGE tells the story of an upper class couple from the mid-west whose marriage is strained when their three grown-up children leave home. The Bridges are an affluent, conservative family whose lily-white lives revolve around the local country club. Walter (Paul Newman, ROAD TO PERDITION) is something of an authoritarian figure who provides for his family financially but not emotionally. His wife, the long-suffering India (Joanne Woodward, PHILADELPHIA), does her best to keep the family together. When their children inevitably leave home to pursue their own lives, this puts pressure on the Bridges' already stale marriage. As Walter grows ever more set in his ways, India starts to doubt his love for her. It is only when he discovers that he is suffering from heart disease that he realises how much he loves his family and how little he has shown it. A touching story of a family staying together against all odds, based on the novels of Evan Connell. Director James Ivory (A ROOM WITH A VIEW, HOWARDS END) skilfully renders the author's perspective on deeply held American social mores and values.
| Starring | Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Kyra Sedgwick, Robert Sean Leonard, Margaret Welsh, Blythe Danner, Simon Callow, Austin Pendleton, Saundra McClain, Gale Garnett |
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| Director | James Ivory |
| Studio | AMAZON WEB |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 55 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1990 To Rent: DVD: not available To Buy: DVD: 05 Mar 2007 |
Touching and reassuring... Woodward flutters expertly between easily punctured confidence and fervent absurdity... Magnificently supported by Blythe Danner
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Fabulous film
A really fabulous film - a fly on the wall peek into the Bridge family with the added bonus of being a Merchant Ivory film so no sentimental mush. The film is ... read more »
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Woodward steals the show!
This film is an excellent deconstruction of a sterotypical family, and a perfect example of things aren't always what they appear to be. Led astutely by ... read more »
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The price of innocence
Exquisite film, some moments excruciatingly touching. A picture of an America that we don't see that much but is totally there, of propriety and duty and a... read more »
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domestic bliss?
I loved this film. As usual with Merchant Ivory it was beautiful to look at and the realationship between members of the family was acutely observed.
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