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Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
Mr Mrs Bridge
Actors: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Blythe Danner, Simon Callow, Kyra Sedgwick
Director: James Ivory
Genres: Drama
PG-13     2003     2hr 6min

Screen favorites Paul Newman (ROAD TO PERDITION) and Joanne Woodward (PHILADELPHIA) star as a well-off couple who raise their children in the comfort of country club society only to find their control over the family's fat...  more »

     

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Actors: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Blythe Danner, Simon Callow, Kyra Sedgwick
Director: James Ivory
Creators: Tony Pierce-Roberts, Ismail Merchant, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Evan S. Connell
Genres: Drama
Sub-Genres: Love & Romance
Studio: Miramax
Format: DVD - Color - Closed-captioned
DVD Release Date: 05/06/2003
Original Release Date: 01/01/1990
Theatrical Release Date: 01/01/1990
Release Year: 2003
Run Time: 2hr 6min
Screens: Color
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 8
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Languages: English
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Movie Reviews

2 thumbs up
actressatplay | Fayetteville, North Carolina United States | 08/14/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you are looking for violence, lots of sex and fast cars, wrong movie! But if you are looking for a thought provoking, tender, poignant and often funny story, you've hit the jackpot. I am running out of adjectives for my two favorite actors (Newman and Woodward ought to be declared America's royalty) They shine here. Much deserved Oscar nomination for Woodward and should have been one for Newman, who never ceases to amaze. Blythe Danner is a plus as well. I thouroughly enjoyed it."
Another gem from Merchant-Ivory !
actressatplay | 11/06/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I adore this movie. The performances of Paul and Joanne are near perfect. This is no "leave it to beaver " family but a group of individuals all struggling to make sense of their surroundings and ultimately failing to connect with each other. India is the most touching character, estranged from her family, she seeks solace in her best friend. The last scene was a touch puzzling, but I figured it was meant to represent Mrs. Bridge's isolation and helplessness. I thought Blythe Danner was excellent too as the kooky wife battling the bourgeois conformity that surrounded her."
A movie with memorable moments
Dan Benge | Atlanta, GA United States | 04/09/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is one of those films with a lot of those "Memorable Moments" that you will remember years after viewing it. The scene where Mr. Bridge refuses to let a dangerous storm spoil his dinner. The hotel bedroom scene where Mr. and Mrs. Bridge find themselves sleeping akwardly in front of a mirror. The scene where Mr. Bridge takes Mrs. Bridge to a cabaret in France filled with scantily clad women doing the Can-Can and the priceless look that Mrs. Bridge has on her face.It's about two traditional people thrust into a new world filled with free thinkers and sexual awakenings and the honest, but humerous reactions as they try to deal with it all. Everytime I watch this film I'm suprised at what I didn't catch before, and even the scenes I remember always seem to catch me off guard.The humor comes from the humanity within the two main characters, and it's often more funny than the best comedies you will ever watch.Highly recommended!"
Muddling through, getting basically from here to nowhere - b
Bomojaz | South Central PA, USA | 02/23/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)

"
Both Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward perform expertly in this adaptation of the Evan S. Connell novels. Newman is Walter Bridge, a stiff, by-the-book, passionless man, and Woodward his reticent, subservient wife, India. Although Woodward is unhappy in this relationship, the movie is not about an oafish, bullying husband and his dominated wife - it's a lot more subtle than that. Set in the 1930s, it's a time when the upper crust was still expected to act this way (although times were a-changing). Intelligent in a way lost to Hollywood in recent times, the movie doesn't take any of the shortcuts one might expect. The characters are not black and white, good and evil; they have interesting shadings about them - and our feelings about them and responses to them are also shaded. It's a very good movie; definitely worth a watch."