1995 · 135 min · PG-13

The Bridges of Madison County

Name: The Bridges of Madison County
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1995
Duration: 135 min
Cast: Meryl Streep, Clint Eastwood, Annie Corley, Victor Slezak, Jim Haynie

Directed by Clint Eastwood · Drama, Romance

The Bridges of Madison County (1995) is a Drama film, directed by Clint Eastwood set in Iowa during the 1960s–1990s. It runs 135 minutes and is rated PG-13.

Themes of love & longing, family & loyalty, and memory & nostalgia play out through frame narrative.

Composer

Lennie Niehaus

Cinematography

Jack N. Green

Cast

Meryl StreepClint EastwoodAnnie CorleyVictor SlezakJim HaynieSarah ZahnChristopher KroonPhyllis Lyons

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Iowa

Setting

Rural

When

1960s 1990s

Premise & themes

Themes

Love & Longing Family & Loyalty Memory & Nostalgia

Structure

Frame Narrative

Tone

RomanticMelancholicNostalgic

Shape

Protagonist

Two HanderFemale Led

Pacing

Measured

Based on

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The Bridges of Madison County

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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