Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

James Ivory

Writers (WGA):

Evan S. Connell (novels)
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (screenplay)

Release Date:

1 November 1990 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Divided by time and tradition. United by love and hope. The story of an unforgettable family.

Plot:

It's about a five member family. The father is a conservative and traditional person who directs the family...

Plot Keywords:

Tornado | Urban | Father Daughter Relationship | Boy Scout | Love

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Paul Newman	...	Walter Bridge
Saundra McClain	...	Harriet
Joanne Woodward	...	India Bridge
Margaret Welsh	...	Carolyn Bridge
John Bell	...	Douglas Bridge - as a boy
Kyra Sedgwick	...	Ruth Bridge
Simon Callow	...	Dr. Alex Sauer
Remak Ramsay	...	Virgil Barron
Addison Myers	...	Man at Businessmen's Table
Roger Burget	...	Man at Businessmen's Table
Blythe Danner	...	Grace Barron
Austin Pendleton	...	Mr. Gadbury
Gale Garnett	...	Mabel Ong
Al Christy	...	Judge
Joe Tinoco	...	Plaintiff

Runtime:

126 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-8 | USA:PG-13 | Germany:6 (f) | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

France

Company:

Cineplex-Odeon Films

Goofs:

Continuity: A ticking noise can be heard in the European hotel room, yet the second hand on the clock does not move.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Atomic Brain (#6.18)" (1993)

Soundtrack:

The Rhumba Jumps

Accurate and moving depiction of sad lives.

Sadder than this very moving film are the reactions of those who found this movie boring or too "slow." What a comment on the need for car chases and explosions that seem so pervasive in American flicks!! One of the reason I prefer foreign films.

"Mr and Mrs Bridge" is an amazingly accurate depiction of upper middle class lives, caught in the trap of repression and respectability. To watch the fate of Mrs Bridge (exquisitely portrayed by Joanne Woodward) as a woman trapped in a marriage to an inexpressive, career-focused man is to understand how women, even today, can lead limited, unfulfilled lives, bound up with a decisive husband and children who grow into self-absorbed adults, leaving their mother with a longing they won't or can't assuage.

Seeing the character of Mr. Bridge (another outstanding performance by Paul Newman), himself caught in the routine of his life, his sexual yearnings repressed, convinced of his correctness and respectability is a picture of the rigidity of ideas, values and prejudices rampant in our society, even in our own time.

An amazing and insight movie!!