Totally agree. Masterful rendition of how two souls can touch each other and yet know you cannot be together without destroying a good person or your family.
Anyone who has ever had a love that can never be will identify with that emotive portrayal in this film…. I feel it, cry it all again every time I see it..❤❤❤❤❤
Yes I’ve experienced a love that could never be ,and this movie made me cry my heart out and I know part of me will always love him. It was such a special unexpected time looking back ,never thought it could happen to me .
@@rosejohnston7258 Friends ( none of whom know about that part of my life, including my children) tell me it’s only a movie…yes, but it’s so much more… it’s such a powerful, true to life and love portrayal of that ‘once in a lifetime soulmate’ moment and indeed I have known no other comparable experience in the over 30 years since. It’s hard to believe that Eastwood and Streep weren’t truly deeply soulmates in love..such brilliant and beautiful performances…I think only those who have been through it would truly appreciate just how true to life and emotive the film is.
The theme song and the end when Francisca opens the box from Robert after he dies. Omg I cannot stop crying... beautiful adult love story. Make more!!! I love this movie. 💔
I hate cheating but for some reason this is my favorite movie. I think it was because I was in the same type of relationship as Francesca, but wanted one like she & Robert shared. The best simple, love story, ever. Well, this and the Thornbirds, but you really can’t compare. It’s about the love each person felt for the other.. even tho it was wrong. That’s what was so sad😭😭😭
A beautiful movie. I don’t live too far from Madison County, Iowa. Basically grew up during this same time frame on a small family farm. Mom always wore a dress, usually one that had been used as a “good dress” and then known as a housewife’s dress years later. We seldom bought new clothes except for different seasons like Christmas or Easter. We all worked together doing chores. I did a few things in the kitchen but I usually was outside helping or doing chores. Very good work ethics were taught by example and “no” or “ I don’t want to” were not acceptable answers to being told or asked to do something. We usually were very proud that we were allowed to do another more matured chore than the year before. We were taught that quitting or giving up was not commendable. We learned that with endurance and perseverance could accomplish what we set out to do. Television time was strictly supervised and all meals were done with the entire family starting with a prayer. I could go on about life on a family farm but this is for comments, the book and movie has already been written and produced. I thank those who had a part in both. And, yes, I’m still living in a small Iowa farm community, but now am retired remembering years gone by. God Bless you and yours. Much love to all. 💞
@@marilynlarosa7449 You are very welcome Marilyn. Yes I have been blessed and still am being blessed. Of course, we all have detours and roadblocks, but we learn how to navigate through them with the help of holding on to the hand of Jesus and never letting go. I have had many trials as have others, but my Heavenly Father got me through them. I didn’t do it alone. Good Bless and much love.
Every single part of this film is perfect. It couldnt have been made better. A masterpiece of Love and tragedy, and the music has all that feeling in it , all the sadness of the final loss . And the way it finally ends is perfect and gives closure . Clint's finest time (and all done in 36 days !!!)
When the movie first came out, I was in a dilemma after viewing, but tended toward her leaving, "to fulfill her life." Twenty years later, I understood, and cried my eyes out as I had not the first time. Cried not for loss but for the beauty of this woman's soul.
The book went into a lot more detail, which was very satisfying. But Clint Eastwood on the big screen was equally satisfying 💘 he is ridiculously handsome, even at 65 😍
This was my mother’s FAVORITE movie. We watched it several times together. She passed in 2016. I hadn’t been ABLE to watch it until 2020. I have her copy of the book too.
2023 and clearly this is a classic that will remain. I appreciated that this story was about characters in their mid 40s to 60s. I am so torn by this movie and I cried during the car scene and the box scene at the end. What a heartbreaker infidelity is. Commitment, promises, self-sacrifice and duty vs a once in a lifetime love. Which one would you choose? I guess that is the question that the movie asks you to answer...which is what makes it a great movie that will endure many moons.
I’ve watched this movie many times and cried. This preview and sharing of the making of the movie and all the nuances and feelings and emotions had me drawn in all over again. And as I’m sobbing here all over again I’m thinking just how glad I am that I own this movie and it’s just in the cabinet waiting….
This movie captured me from the beginning to the end. I almost put myself in her place as a matter of fact I did put myself in her place that's how captivating this movie was for me from the beginning to the very end this is one of the best love stories ever because it's real. And the music was so spot-on The Story of My Life I think we almost put ourselves in her place and in his place. When he said I'll say this one and never say it again A Moment Like This only comes out once in a lifetime and how true that is.
I love that they took a chance on a young, new (talented) screenwriter named Richard LaGravense who insisted that the film sustain the intent of the book, two older people ... saying that casting a 35 year-old would be a huge mistake. A year later, Richard would go on to write The Mirror Has Two Faces ... later, Living Out Loud, Beloved, Water for Elephants, Beautiful Creatures AND Unbroken. He also directed many of these films. Amazing artist.
I loved the movie, but I loved even more, understanding it better, which the above clip let us do as we see how it really happened. I've heard several times about Clint's calm, sort of "let it happen" type of control of the actors as he directs a film, and this was no exception. Meryl explained it perfectly. Two amazingly talented actors and superb crew, who made an unforgettable movie that WILL stand the test of time; it really deeply touched my soul!
Rarely do movies translate this well from a book but this captured it all. A very favorite movie of mine. It is so tender and poignant. Everything was close to perfection.
My most favorite movie of all time!! I absolutely adore Meryl and Clint, and am so grateful that they did this movie together. I think that because of who they are as individuals, made this just phenomenal to watch! Such amazing acting talent and chemistry.:))
This movie makes me cry everytime I watch it ❤ but we watch again and again over the years because the actors are the greatest talented artists ever. And everything s perfect in that movie. We know we re gonna cry and feel heartbroken for a couple of hours but we still want to watch it as it touches our minds
absolutely love this movie, and thank you for this video of the back stories and interviews of these folks that made this love story a classic, and a film to be studied and a goal for other film-makers to strive for this quality, this feeling, this magic that will make you forget that this is a movie, or that you are in a cinema watching a film, and then the lights come back on and you realize what a grand creation you just witnessed. The scene where Meryl opens the trunk and the letter, and she does not say one word. No words needed. Wonderful performances all around. Very well made and something to be profoundly proud of
Such an amazing story, of a new love, however an commitment to a love that was and still is. I loved this movie and could feel each moment that says, “I have to stay, I have to be faithful to my partner of whom I owe so much for his love over the years.” Beautiful movie. 🥰💖🌻
Clint is the directors, director in thus poignant film. Read the book, saw the film adaptation and cried even in this review of making the film. Legendary... the "details "
This story is even more complex than choosing between marriage-family and love. Not only does Francesca chose marraige-family, but she is also afraid to make this love real and routine. She says so : "The moment we leave it will not be the same". He is ready to take a chance to make it real and see what life brings, even if it means disputes and loss of magic. She wants to keep it perfect as it is, so she is also running from reality, when on the surface it looks like he is with his adventurous lifestyle. She prefers to keep it a memory she will cherish.
I'm very close to 70 now; Clint Eastwood has been one of my most Favorite Actors, my entire life...I watched him every afternoon, after school in Rawhide and anything I could find him acting in... Clint just seems so real and down to earth and so comfortable, in his acting. A natural... Definitely Easy on the eyes!!!
When Meryls hand was on the door handle of the truck.My daughter said why didnt she get out and go.I said she loved her children and had a sense of duty to her husband.I also think she loved her husband just not the romantic love.
Beautiful movie. Evocative music. Two very skilled artists and excellent screenplay. I love this movie. Emotional and heartachingly powerful. I always have a box of tissues to hand when I watch it. For some of us it resonates on a very personal level.
I dont know how this popped up in my feed, but I loved this film. Meryl Streep is such an amazing actress, even her physical movements are just perfect and such a superb portrayal of Italian women - having spent a lot of time in Italy and having some Italian friends, I see so much of them in her character here. Superb writing and cinematography, and Clint is as masterful, yet portrays someone who is kind of social awkward, as many photographers are, and the polar opposite to his more famous characters. Wonderful film. I now need to go watch it again :)
My favorite movie ever! I've watched it four times and never tire of it. What a beautiful story with the best actors and directed by the exceptional Clint Eastwood.
Just watched again.This movie captivates you and makes you not want to return to reality.Streep and Eastwood two of the best to do it.Absolutely beautiful.
I'm 25 and saw this for the first time a few weeks ago during my surgery recovery. I will never forget the feelings it brought out in me. What a movie. Everyone should be shown this movie in schools, theatre's, everywhere honestly.
The free Tubi app features it now and then, and it's sometimes on the $9.99 DVD shelves at Barnes and Noble. One of my favorites, saw it on the big screen on its last day in a nearby town -- sat alone in that dark theater on a quiet afternoon at age 19 and sobbed horribly at the end, stayed there to recover for so long, I ended up watching trailers of next showing! 🤣
@@brodi0351 no I understand the plot perfectly fine, in the end she chose her husband over a once in a lifetime love, so what is your point? anyways :)
Beautiful movie about real life with two lonely people looking for love but because of commitment nothing changes but the memory remains beautful movie
I watch this so often. I can’t even begin to guess how many times. It’s just so gripping with these two legendary actors. Dirty Harry meets Julia Child..not really, I just wanted to say it! 😄 I can practically recite the scenes. If I can’t sleep I’ll recite it silently till I fall asleep. In fact, I just ordered the book from my library. I owned it once, gave it to my Mom but it got lost when she passed away. I like to look for the details in movies and how they were made. I love the kitchen in this house. Francesca moves around her kitchen like a whiz...love when she kicks the fridge door closed with the back of her foot. And they magically made her look aged. Just a beautiful film. ❤️
@@mr.blackhawk142 ..from what I remember it follows the movie pretty close but not near as good. You can't capture the emotions as well. I usually find this though don't normally read the books. To me movies are much more intense. Or even an audio book. I prefer them to reading because the characters are more alive to me. Ex: I read Message In A Bottle years ago. And I cried. But when I saw the movie it was so raw and intense. And I wept.
@@judypasqualone5392 I usually find the books more DETAILED than the movies, but I imagine in this case, Clint, and Meryl are so intense that it made an exception to the rule.
I don't know what it is but I love this movie so much that I watch it every night lying in bed to send me off to sleep. I like both Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep as actors but they make this movie real. Anyone else do this? lol
I started a new relationship a couple of months ago with a wonderful lady and the age difference between us is almost the same as this two characters when the movie was done. I'm 65 and she's 47 and we get along so great so this movie I although I haven't seen it yet, I just learned about it, kind of hits home. Looking forward to watching it with my lady. Thanks for sharing.
very emotional, very sensitive and romantic, so many times I can watch and every time the same feelings come to me. Great work of Clint Eastwood, such a talented director
I remember going to the movie theatre to watch this with two friends, it was a packed house and everyone was crying, all the women and there were a lot of men in the theatre too, and I coukd hear the ones around me sniffing snd wiping their eyes. I'll never forget how moving the movie was and how moving it was hearing the sniffling all through the crowd. My tissue was unrecognizable..just tiny pieces I couldn't even make into a ball. 😢
What I think is interesting is this is a love/romantic story from a man's point of view, written by a man. Robert's views about life were so right and correct, Clint made a character that brought an objectivity about morals and how people really are not doing anything wrong in the conversations he had with Francesca. I found the ideas this movie brought to the public was something amazing. Robert's character was a fictional good friend and lover to Francesca at a time when a woman needed a good friend in a lover as well.
Watched it only once…I could not stop crying….it really captivated me…don’t think I can feel that again..so once was enough for me. Such a huge impact on my emotions.
One of my all time favourites. Watched it several times, and will probably watch it several times more. Read a book, too. Both Meryl and Clint were wonderfully convincing.
Enjoyed learning about how this movie came about. Being born in Iowa but raised in Nebraska know about this area of our country. The movie is a favorite of mine kept me watching the whole time. Wanted her to go with him but admired her dedication to her family. She still had a loving experience right or wrong. Didn't really expect a movie like this from Clint.Thanks for sharing.
After I read the book, I thought Robert Kindcaid was real and looked for him in the National Geographic 70’s edition. I was so crestfallen when I learned he wasn’t real. I thought Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood, two of my favorites, would be perfect as the lead actors. It’s so great to see I was right. Love this film forever.
I live in rural Iowa apprx 70 miles from where this movie took place. I grew up on a farm here during the 50’s and 60’s. The standards of living were as the movie portrayed and in some ways still remain in the way we attempt to live. Many rural towns still have the town square but most storefronts are closed now due to the change in economy. I miss not knowing who the owners are or the clerks. It did provide a sense of security which most of us don’t have anymore wherever we live. I’ve lived elsewhere for brief periods and traveled but I guess Iowa will remain my home.
I love this movie, I wish they would show it again I would watch that over and over .I think that's one of the best movies I have seen in a long time.. A real love story ❤
@ LW, I do NOT want 'adulterated' love like this for OBVIOUS reasons. I only cheated on my 3 year 'Love Of My Life' in 1979 only once, but that caused 'the beginning of the end'. Now I am sure that she did the same, using 20/20 hindsight. We were young and not wise back then.
This town reminds me of the one in Our Souls at Night...your typical rural small town. I love these towns like this. They’re timeless and still exactly the same today all over America.
I am an 81-year-old female, and I never tire of watching this movie. It is done so beautifully. A few years after the movie came out, I attended a wedding reception in Monterey at Clint's resort. His truck from the film was parked in a lot there. I had to have my picture taken standing next to it. A few after that I was in Barre, Italy, and had my picture taken by the city name sign on the road entering the city. So I have some personal moments from the movie.
This was a classic tale of "what might have been" in deep and heart wrenching romantic context. For those of us who allow ourselves to "feel", these are the stories that break our hearts in two and stories that will stay with us until we die. This was such a story for me. Some really great movies were made using this theme. "Cast Away" made me feel this way once again, when Helen Hunt realizes that she has to go back to her family after running back to Tom's car in the rain. The last 10 minutes of La La Land where Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling imagine what their life might have been while he plays that heartbreaking sparse piano theme at his Jazz Club. I could go on - but this kind of heartbreak is familiar to all of us who have had similar life experiences, and this film masterfully captures this in spades. "Bridges" is a timeless masterpiece that will make us cry every time we see it. Artistic content of this quality and magnitude - that make you feel this deeply - is a gift indeed. Thanks to all that created it..!
There are those who felt angry at this movie because they say it's about a woman cheating on her husband. But they totally missed the story. They never took it lightly it just happened. They sacrificed what they wanted in order to do the right thing and yes it is was heartstoppingly painful.
At least there was some message of the right thing in this movie. Adultery is still a very painful thing. It should stay taboo and be handled w/ care at the damage it can wreak.
4 wonderful grownup love stories: "Madison..", "Up close and personal", "Russia House" and "Out of Africa" (Streep2x, Michelle Pfeiffer2x, Redford 2x, Clint, Connery)
One of my top five films...and to see Clint, how he actually IS. His friends have said this. If you want to know Clint Eastwood, the man..watch this film. And who Clint Eastwood actually is, is at odds with his stereotype...the hard man. He's a lovely man. A peaceful man.
When I first watched this movie, I was hooked. Had to then buy the book and have read it several times. I cried in the theatre and every time I read the book. To this day, it's one of my favorite love stories; favorite books. Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep's chemistry was pure magic!
Who says it is an old fashion love story :It is every fresh ,inspiring ,thought provoking and dramatic ,both beginnig wise and ending wise.The movie presents what happens to us in life and how deeply it affect and impact everything .
I've watched this film countless times. Each time, I promise myself that this time I won't cry, that I've seen it often enough for it to have lost its power to move me. And I bawl my eyes out every time. It reaches inside me, wrenches my guts and squeezes my heart until I can barely breathe. I understand why she can't go with him, and I know she's right but it kills me. It has to be one of the most beautiful, affecting films ever made.
Stupendi attori non potevano scegliere meglio, questo film ti prende sempre ogni volta che lo vedi.. ❤️la scena della pioggia come si guardano la voglia di lei che vorrebbe andare ma.... mi stringe il cuore
I live in Bari where Francesca says she is from in the movie (in the book she is said to be from Naples, if I recall it right). It is nice when they both talk about their experience in Bari. To me it gets more intimate, as if they were real people who have really been here. Just a little pleasure while whatching the movie, trying to imagine them at the bar by the train station, maybe by the sea Robert taking photos of the old city and the Basilica of saint Nicola. It's just nice to imagine. Beautiful movie, beautiful acting. They do not make movies like this anymore❤
This is one of a kind,it really hit home. Love everything about it. The music was incredible, just to thk of it makes me cry. I read the book have the cd, both in a keep sake.i wish they made more like this. No such luck. Love like this comes but only once in a life time.LOVE IT 😢
I love the movie “The Holiday” it’s the opposite, light and bubbly and makes you smile and want more. Wonderful actors, fun to watch, but not so deep emotionally!
you think when your going love is the only thing that matters and when you older you don’t think you will have moments where you can’t breathe when you see them.
@@amandaclarke763 😄 I wouldn't have apologized for knowing 5 languages. Maybe when he gets his foot out of his mouth, he'll apologize to you.... But I doubt it.
I have watched this film many many times it is incredible we feel every look every movement of the actors it's so real.Its my favourite film of all time.Necer ever tire of watching it.❤
It takes your breath away. The emotions, chemistry, comedy, and the cherished love it captures. It reaches your heart and soul.
Totally agree. Masterful rendition of how two souls can touch each other and yet know you cannot be together without destroying a good person or your family.
AMEN, yes yes yes!
Amazing how tough guy Clint Eastwood could be so tender and let himself be so vulnerable. . .
Anyone who has ever had a love that can never be will identify with that emotive portrayal in this film…. I feel it, cry it all again every time I see it..❤❤❤❤❤
Absolutely!!
Yes I’ve experienced a love that could never be ,and this movie made me cry my heart out and I know part of me will always love him. It was such a special unexpected time looking back ,never thought it could happen to me .
@@rosejohnston7258 Friends ( none of whom know about that part of my life, including my children) tell me it’s only a movie…yes, but it’s so much more… it’s such a powerful, true to life and love portrayal of that ‘once in a lifetime soulmate’ moment and indeed I have known no other comparable experience in the over 30 years since. It’s hard to believe that Eastwood and Streep weren’t truly deeply soulmates in love..such brilliant and beautiful performances…I think only those who have been through it would truly appreciate just how true to life and emotive the film is.
The theme song and the end when Francisca opens the box from Robert after he dies. Omg I cannot stop crying... beautiful adult love story. Make more!!! I love this movie. 💔
❤️😭😢💌💔🤦💞💗
See Million Dollar Baby, a different kind of love story by CE.
I hate cheating but for some reason this is my favorite movie. I think it was because I was in the same type of relationship as Francesca, but wanted one like she & Robert shared. The best simple, love story, ever. Well, this and the Thornbirds, but you really can’t compare. It’s about the love each person felt for the other.. even tho it was wrong. That’s what was so sad😭😭😭
A beautiful movie. I don’t live too far from Madison County, Iowa. Basically grew up during this same time frame on a small family farm. Mom always wore a dress, usually one that had been used as a “good dress” and then known as a housewife’s dress years later. We seldom bought new clothes except for different seasons like Christmas or Easter. We all worked together doing chores. I did a few things in the kitchen but I usually was outside helping or doing chores. Very good work ethics were taught by example and “no” or “ I don’t want to” were not acceptable answers to being told or asked to do something. We usually were very proud that we were allowed to do another more matured chore than the year before. We were taught that quitting or giving up was not commendable. We learned that with endurance and perseverance could accomplish what we set out to do. Television time was strictly supervised and all meals were done with the entire family starting with a prayer. I could go on about life on a family farm but this is for comments, the book and movie has already been written and produced. I thank those who had a part in both. And, yes, I’m still living in a small Iowa farm community, but now am retired remembering years gone by. God Bless you and yours. Much love to all. 💞
You were blessed with family that gave you foundation to follow
SO many Today are without that Thank you for sharing Love the old fashioned ways
@@marilynlarosa7449 You are very welcome Marilyn. Yes I have been blessed and still am being blessed. Of course, we all have detours and roadblocks, but we learn how to navigate through them with the help of holding on to the hand of Jesus and never letting go. I have had many trials as have others, but my Heavenly Father got me through them. I didn’t do it alone. Good Bless and much love.
@@Vicki1951 I believe in God, and a reason why I am VEGAN for LIFE!
@@mr.blackhawk142 I’m confused. What has being Vegan got to do with believing in God?
@@Vicki1951 I hope you loved your husband and were happy with him.
Every single part of this film is perfect. It couldnt have been made better. A masterpiece of Love and tragedy, and the music has all that feeling in it , all the sadness of the final loss . And the way it finally ends is perfect and gives closure . Clint's finest time (and all done in 36 days !!!)
The subtleties of this movie are what made it so powerful. Clint Eastwood is a genius genius genius!!!
The sweetest movie ever made by Clint Eastwood. Both of these actors did a great job.
I think by her not opening the door connected her with more women in the audience than would ever care to admit.
Yes, I’m sure you are right❤
That moment is exquisite-chills.
Ha! No Doubt. But the start of a relatbis always highly charged. It wo😢ld have simmered down and she would have regretted going.
She wa a bad choice in casting. Is so non- Mediterranean looking.
When the movie first came out, I was in a dilemma after viewing, but tended toward her leaving, "to fulfill her life." Twenty years later, I understood, and cried my eyes out as I had not the first time. Cried not for loss but for the beauty of this woman's soul.
Yes! I too shed tears for Francesca, what a beautiful soul 💦
I'd forgotten how much I love this film. A perfect film in every sense; from the actors to the story to the ending. Simply beautiful.
OMG! That ending! Rips your heart out!😢😢😢
The book went into a lot more detail, which was very satisfying. But Clint Eastwood on the big screen was equally satisfying 💘 he is ridiculously handsome, even at 65 😍
A truly gorgeous movie!! So much passion & emotion! The ending was so heartbreaking because she couldn’t leave her family!! Bittersweet!
This was my mother’s FAVORITE movie. We watched it several times together. She passed in 2016. I hadn’t been ABLE to watch it until 2020.
I have her copy of the book too.
This is a movie that will remain close to my heart til the day I die..... "A Love Like this But only Comes Once in a Lifetime", my true story.
My true story also.
My also!
Tell me
Get the soundtrack from the broadway show
2023 and clearly this is a classic that will remain. I appreciated that this story was about characters in their mid 40s to 60s. I am so torn by this movie and I cried during the car scene and the box scene at the end. What a heartbreaker infidelity is. Commitment, promises, self-sacrifice and duty vs a once in a lifetime love. Which one would you choose? I guess that is the question that the movie asks you to answer...which is what makes it a great movie that will endure many moons.
I’ve watched this movie many times and cried. This preview and sharing of the making of the movie and all the nuances and feelings and emotions had me drawn in all over again. And as I’m sobbing here all over again I’m thinking just how glad I am that I own this movie and it’s just in the cabinet waiting….
My most favorite movie in the whole world. The love, the scenery, the emotions, it touches me to the core. ❤
So well said,the best love story in last decades ,it's timeless.Both actors are great ,we can only be thankful for that movie.
I do so agree.. Love from Norway.. Just want to cry.....Beautiful and sad....
This movie captured me from the beginning to the end. I almost put myself in her place as a matter of fact I did put myself in her place that's how captivating this movie was for me from the beginning to the very end this is one of the best love stories ever because it's real. And the music was so spot-on The Story of My Life I think we almost put ourselves in her place and in his place. When he said I'll say this one and never say it again A Moment Like This only comes out once in a lifetime and how true that is.
@@sueparis4309 I have to agree
That was one of my mother’s favorite movies. It’s definitely a beautiful love story...
I love that they took a chance on a young, new (talented) screenwriter named Richard LaGravense who insisted that the film sustain the intent of the book, two older people ... saying that casting a 35 year-old would be a huge mistake. A year later, Richard would go on to write The Mirror Has Two Faces ... later, Living Out Loud, Beloved, Water for Elephants, Beautiful Creatures AND Unbroken. He also directed many of these films. Amazing artist.
I loved the movie, but I loved even more, understanding it better, which the above clip let us do as we see how it really happened. I've heard several times about Clint's calm, sort of "let it happen" type of control of the actors as he directs a film, and this was no exception. Meryl explained it perfectly. Two amazingly talented actors and superb crew, who made an unforgettable movie that WILL stand the test of time; it really deeply touched my soul!
Rarely do movies translate this well from a book but this captured it all. A very favorite movie of mine. It is so tender and poignant. Everything was close to perfection.
My most favorite movie of all time!! I absolutely adore Meryl and Clint, and am so grateful that they did this movie together. I think that because of who they are as individuals, made this just phenomenal to watch! Such amazing acting talent and chemistry.:))
This movie makes me cry everytime I watch it ❤ but we watch again and again over the years because the actors are the greatest talented artists ever. And everything s perfect in that movie. We know we re gonna cry and feel heartbroken for a couple of hours but we still want to watch it as it touches our minds
absolutely love this movie, and thank you for this video of the back stories and interviews of these folks that made this love story a classic, and a film to be studied and a goal for other film-makers to strive for this quality, this feeling, this magic that will make you forget that this is a movie, or that you are in a cinema watching a film, and then the lights come back on and you realize what a grand creation you just witnessed. The scene where Meryl opens the trunk and the letter, and she does not say one word. No words needed. Wonderful performances all around. Very well made and something to be profoundly proud of
I’ve seen this dozens of times and still cry every time! One of my favorites!
This movie is the best movie I have ever seen. You can really feel and ”smell” it. So sad that they didnt get each other.
Yes, it was sad, but they did the RIGHT thing to NOT destroy a good marriage, and FAMILY that Francesca was immersed in.
@@mr.blackhawk142 Yes,you are right.❤️
Real love really comes once in a lifetime, it's makes you strong and it makes you weak but it's the best feeling there is.
Such an amazing story, of a new love, however an commitment to a love that was and still is. I loved this movie and could feel each moment that says, “I have to stay, I have to be faithful to my partner of whom I owe so much for his love over the years.” Beautiful movie. 🥰💖🌻
Clint is the directors, director in thus poignant film. Read the book, saw the film adaptation and cried even in this review of making the film. Legendary... the "details "
This story is even more complex than choosing between marriage-family and love. Not only does Francesca chose marraige-family, but she is also afraid to make this love real and routine. She says so : "The moment we leave it will not be the same". He is ready to take a chance to make it real and see what life brings, even if it means disputes and loss of magic. She wants to keep it perfect as it is, so she is also running from reality, when on the surface it looks like he is with his adventurous lifestyle. She prefers to keep it a memory she will cherish.
The deep desire in man / woman to be deeply loved is acted out in every detail in this movie 😊👍🏽💘
Meryl did a fantastic job playing an unappreciated housewife, something I connected with, these two great actors brought these people alive.
I'm very close to 70 now; Clint Eastwood has been one of my most Favorite Actors, my entire life...I watched him every afternoon, after school in Rawhide and anything I could find him acting in...
Clint just seems so real and down to earth and so comfortable, in his acting. A natural... Definitely Easy on the eyes!!!
When Meryls hand was on the door handle of the truck.My daughter said why didnt she get out and go.I said she loved her children and had a sense of duty to her husband.I also think she loved her husband just not the romantic love.
Precisely
Apostrophe in "Meryl's."
I cant stop crying at the end of this film. When meril is sitting in the car and sees robert. Omg i was crying
You guys simply created one of the most wonderful masterpieces ever made ❤
Not only that, they did it out of one of the worst books ever written.
I love this film, Clint is a genius Director!! Love him so much!
She should have won the Oscar no doubt, I love Susan Sarandon and that movie, but this is one of the greatest performances of all time….. case closed
What Susan Sarandon movie won that year? Can’t recall.
Beautiful movie. Evocative music. Two very skilled artists and excellent screenplay.
I love this movie. Emotional and heartachingly powerful.
I always have a box of tissues to hand when I watch it.
For some of us it resonates on a very personal level.
I dont know how this popped up in my feed, but I loved this film. Meryl Streep is such an amazing actress, even her physical movements are just perfect and such a superb portrayal of Italian women - having spent a lot of time in Italy and having some Italian friends, I see so much of them in her character here. Superb writing and cinematography, and Clint is as masterful, yet portrays someone who is kind of social awkward, as many photographers are, and the polar opposite to his more famous characters. Wonderful film. I now need to go watch it again :)
My favorite movie. I have watched it so many times, and still I cry.
My favorite movie ever! I've watched it four times and never tire of it. What a beautiful story with the best actors and directed by the exceptional Clint Eastwood.
This movie hurts too much. The children came first. I isn't about an affair, but choices that people eventually make.
Just watched again.This movie captivates you and makes you not want to return to reality.Streep and Eastwood two of the best to do it.Absolutely beautiful.
Unfortunately ADULTERY is a HUGE part of reality because of movies like this that ENCOURAGE it!
I just watched it again now. Amazing movie. Made all my emotions alive.
I'm 25 and saw this for the first time a few weeks ago during my surgery recovery. I will never forget the feelings it brought out in me. What a movie. Everyone should be shown this movie in schools, theatre's, everywhere honestly.
The free Tubi app features it now and then, and it's sometimes on the $9.99 DVD shelves at Barnes and Noble. One of my favorites, saw it on the big screen on its last day in a nearby town -- sat alone in that dark theater on a quiet afternoon at age 19 and sobbed horribly at the end, stayed there to recover for so long, I ended up watching trailers of next showing! 🤣
It’s just some lady cheating on her husband
@@brodi0351 lol yes and much more, too bad you don't realize it not my problem 🤷🏻♂️
@@landyray444 too bad you can’t understand the plot of a book, not my problem ya downy
@@brodi0351 no I understand the plot perfectly fine, in the end she chose her husband over a once in a lifetime love, so what is your point? anyways :)
Beautiful movie about real life with two lonely people looking for love but because of commitment nothing changes but the memory remains beautful movie
I watch this so often. I can’t even begin to guess how many times. It’s just so gripping with these two legendary actors. Dirty Harry meets Julia Child..not really, I just wanted to say it! 😄 I can practically recite the scenes. If I can’t sleep I’ll recite it silently till I fall asleep. In fact, I just ordered the book from my library. I owned it once, gave it to my Mom but it got lost when she passed away. I like to look for the details in movies and how they were made. I love the kitchen in this house. Francesca moves around her kitchen like a whiz...love when she kicks the fridge door closed with the back of her foot. And they magically made her look aged. Just a beautiful film. ❤️
How is the book, bc the movie CAPTURES me every time!?!
@@mr.blackhawk142 ..from what I remember it follows the movie pretty close but not near as good. You can't capture the emotions as well. I usually find this though don't normally read the books. To me movies are much more intense. Or even an audio book. I prefer them to reading because the characters are more alive to me. Ex: I read Message In A Bottle years ago. And I cried. But when I saw the movie it was so raw and intense. And I wept.
@@judypasqualone5392 I usually find the books more DETAILED than the movies, but I imagine in this case, Clint, and Meryl are so intense that it made an exception to the rule.
It’s some lady cheating on her husband with a stranger 🙄
I don't know what it is but I love this movie so much that I watch it every night lying in bed to send me off to sleep. I like both Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep as actors but they make this movie real. Anyone else do this? lol
I started a new relationship a couple of months ago with a wonderful lady and the age difference between us is almost the same as this two characters when the movie was done. I'm 65 and she's 47 and we get along so great so this movie I although I haven't seen it yet, I just learned about it, kind of hits home.
Looking forward to watching it with my lady.
Thanks for sharing.
So sweet. ❤
very emotional, very sensitive and romantic, so many times I can watch and every time the same feelings come to me. Great work of Clint Eastwood, such a talented director
Clint is a Wonderful, man and very talented, he has given the World so much, intertainment
inter..... WHAT?
@@mr.blackhawk142inter gallactic
MY ALL TIME FAVORITE. SOME OF THE BEST ACTING AND CINEMATOGRAPHY.
I remember going to the movie theatre to watch this with two friends, it was a packed house and everyone was crying, all the women and there were a lot of men in the theatre too, and I coukd hear the ones around me sniffing snd wiping their eyes. I'll never forget how moving the movie was and how moving it was hearing the sniffling all through the crowd. My tissue was unrecognizable..just tiny pieces I couldn't even make into a ball. 😢
A movie for grown ups - superb from both Clint and Meryl.
This entire project turned out well. The actors, screen play, cinematography. Plenty of chemistry made for an enjoyable watch.
I just saw this movie for the first time! I'm in love with this movie 🥰 it's now one of my favorites.
What I think is interesting is this is a love/romantic story from a man's point of view, written by a man. Robert's views about life were so right and correct, Clint made a character that brought an objectivity about morals and how people really are not doing anything wrong in the conversations he had with Francesca. I found the ideas this movie brought to the public was something amazing. Robert's character was a fictional good friend and lover to Francesca at a time when a woman needed a good friend in a lover as well.
Every actor thats worked with Clint Eastwood has said the same thing. They LOVE the way he directs. Very easy going
Watched it only once…I could not stop crying….it really captivated me…don’t think I can feel that again..so once was enough for me. Such a huge impact on my emotions.
Somewhere in Time is also beautiful love movie with Christopher Reeve.
It's one of my favorite
Yes. Two of my favorite movies. The Bridges of Madison County and Somewhere in time.
One of my all time favourites. Watched it several times, and will probably watch it several times more. Read a book, too. Both Meryl and Clint were wonderfully convincing.
"[Clint] whistles these jazz tunes all the time." OMG. ❤
Enjoyed learning about how this movie came about. Being born in Iowa but raised in Nebraska know about this area of our country. The movie is a favorite of mine kept me watching the whole time. Wanted her to go with him but admired her dedication to her family. She still had a loving experience right or wrong. Didn't really expect a movie like this from Clint.Thanks for sharing.
One of my favorite movies of all time! Be prepared to cry! Spectacular!!!
After I read the book, I thought Robert Kindcaid was real and looked for him in the National Geographic 70’s edition. I was so crestfallen when I learned he wasn’t real. I thought Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood, two of my favorites, would be perfect as the lead actors. It’s so great to see I was right. Love this film forever.
I live in rural Iowa apprx 70 miles from where this movie took place. I grew up on a farm here during the 50’s and 60’s. The standards of living were as the movie portrayed and in some ways still remain in the way we attempt to live. Many rural towns still have the town square but most storefronts are closed now due to the change in economy. I miss not knowing who the owners are or the clerks. It did provide a sense of security which most of us don’t have anymore wherever we live. I’ve lived elsewhere for brief periods and traveled but I guess Iowa will remain my home.
Never do a remake of this movie! This is a one of a kind success
The camera Setwork is unbelievable here!
I love this movie, I wish they would show it again I would watch that over and over .I think that's one of the best movies I have seen in a long time.. A real love story ❤
This movie touches my soul.
Simple yet so unbelievably powerful.
Who doesn’t want love like this?
@ LW, I do NOT want 'adulterated' love like this for OBVIOUS reasons. I only cheated on my 3 year 'Love Of My Life' in 1979 only once, but that caused 'the beginning of the end'. Now I am sure that she did the same, using 20/20 hindsight. We were young and not wise back then.
The husband doesn’t.
This town reminds me of the one in Our Souls at Night...your typical rural small town. I love these towns like this. They’re timeless and still exactly the same today all over America.
I am an 81-year-old female, and I never tire of watching this movie. It is done so beautifully. A few years after the movie came out, I attended a wedding reception in Monterey at Clint's resort. His truck from the film was parked in a lot there. I had to have my picture taken standing next to it. A few after that I was in Barre, Italy, and had my picture taken by the city name sign on the road entering the city. So I have some personal moments from the movie.
I loved this simple yet complicated story line!!
This was a classic tale of "what might have been" in deep and heart wrenching romantic context. For those of us who allow ourselves to "feel", these are the stories that break our hearts in two and stories that will stay with us until we die. This was such a story for me.
Some really great movies were made using this theme. "Cast Away" made me feel this way once again, when Helen Hunt realizes that she has to go back to her family after running back to Tom's car in the rain. The last 10 minutes of La La Land where Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling imagine what their life might have been while he plays that heartbreaking sparse piano theme at his Jazz Club. I could go on - but this kind of heartbreak is familiar to all of us who have had similar life experiences, and this film masterfully captures this in spades. "Bridges" is a timeless masterpiece that will make us cry every time we see it. Artistic content of this quality and magnitude - that make you feel this deeply - is a gift indeed. Thanks to all that created it..!
There are those who felt angry at this movie because they say it's about a woman cheating on her husband. But they totally missed the story. They never took it lightly it just happened. They sacrificed what they wanted in order to do the right thing and yes it is was heartstoppingly painful.
And yet a lot of those people will flock to films full of murder, war, and bloodlust, and not bat an eye!
At least there was some message of the right thing in this movie. Adultery is still a very painful thing. It should stay taboo and be handled w/ care at the damage it can wreak.
4 wonderful grownup love stories: "Madison..", "Up close and personal", "Russia House" and "Out of Africa" (Streep2x, Michelle Pfeiffer2x, Redford 2x, Clint, Connery)
One of my top five films...and to see Clint, how he actually IS. His friends have said this. If you want to know Clint Eastwood, the man..watch this film. And who Clint Eastwood actually is, is at odds with his stereotype...the hard man. He's a lovely man. A peaceful man.
When I first watched this movie, I was hooked. Had to then buy the book and have read it several times. I cried in the theatre and every time I read the book. To this day, it's one of my favorite love stories; favorite books. Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep's chemistry was pure magic!
Who says it is an old fashion love story :It is every fresh ,inspiring ,thought provoking and dramatic ,both beginnig wise and ending wise.The movie presents what happens to us in life and how deeply it affect and impact everything .
I always watch this film whenever I have a badly needed solo gal’s night with wine and a blanket while lying on the couch.
Great love story. We need more of these!
I've watched this film countless times. Each time, I promise myself that this time I won't cry, that I've seen it often enough for it to have lost its power to move me. And I bawl my eyes out every time. It reaches inside me, wrenches my guts and squeezes my heart until I can barely breathe. I understand why she can't go with him, and I know she's right but it kills me. It has to be one of the most beautiful, affecting films ever made.
I worked at B&N and we sold a zillion copies, I thought the book was DUMB, Translated beautifully to film, Wonderful!!
Agreed. Same with The Horse Whisperer. Movie was better.
A beautiful summary of this movie.
one of the best of Eastwood's illustrious career
One of my favorites.
Read the book and ran straight to the theater to see it come alive!
these are the black and white movies of our era! love it
Stupendi attori non potevano scegliere meglio, questo film ti prende sempre ogni volta che lo vedi.. ❤️la scena della pioggia come si guardano la voglia di lei che vorrebbe andare ma.... mi stringe il cuore
One of my absolute favorite movies & the book is great too! I read & watch again & again even though it breaks my heart to do so.
Such a Beautiful acting by Meryl
I love this movie and I love reading all you guys’ comments here. Everyone has love and everyone has the beautiful moments reminded by this movie.
I live in Bari where Francesca says she is from in the movie (in the book she is said to be from Naples, if I recall it right). It is nice when they both talk about their experience in Bari. To me it gets more intimate, as if they were real people who have really been here. Just a little pleasure while whatching the movie, trying to imagine them at the bar by the train station, maybe by the sea Robert taking photos of the old city and the Basilica of saint Nicola. It's just nice to imagine. Beautiful movie, beautiful acting. They do not make movies like this anymore❤
Wonderful movie, my favorite,of all movies
The most beautiful book and movie Ive ever read and seen. ❤
such a gem of a movie ~
sadly, these types of motion pictures seem to no longer be made ~
This is one of a kind,it really hit home. Love everything about it. The music was incredible, just to thk of it makes me cry. I read the book have the cd, both in a keep sake.i wish they made more like this. No such luck.
Love like this comes but only once in a life time.LOVE IT 😢
I love the movie “The Holiday” it’s the opposite, light and bubbly and makes you smile and want more. Wonderful actors, fun to watch, but not so deep emotionally!
Yes, it can. And it should!
This is a lovely film. The scenes of the lover's departure at the end in the rain with the pick-up trucks was deeply emotional, heartbreaking.
you think when your going love is the only thing that matters and when you older you don’t think you will have moments where you can’t breathe when you see them.
You think you have GRADE 5 English comprehension, but you are WRONG about that too. :P
@@mr.blackhawk142 English is my 5tth language I apologise
5th language (wow!) or not, what you say here is very beautiful.
Mr. BLACKHAWK ..... says a guy who doesn't even have basic human kindness figure out. 🤷♀️ "Above all, be kind."
@@amandaclarke763 😄 I wouldn't have apologized for knowing 5 languages. Maybe when he gets his foot out of his mouth, he'll apologize to you.... But I doubt it.
Aside from Fallin in Love (MS & RDN), this is my 2nd Favorite love story, The Bridges of Madison County (MS & CE).❣
This was the last book my mother read before passing.
Love this movie my name is Franceska she loved him soo much but couldnt leave her children soo selfless
I have watched this film many many times it is incredible we feel every look every movement of the actors it's so real.Its my favourite film of all time.Necer ever tire of watching it.❤