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Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

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Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)

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Reviews Counted:14

Fresh:10

Rotten:4

Average Rating:5.8/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Directed by James Ivory, MR. & MRS. BRIDGE stars Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward as Walter and India Bridge, a traditional couple living in Kansas City in the 1940s. The Bridges have three... Directed by James Ivory, MR. & MRS. BRIDGE stars Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward as Walter and India Bridge, a traditional couple living in Kansas City in the 1940s. The Bridges have three children: the strong-willed Ruth (Kyra Sedgwick); Douglas (Robert Sean Leonard), a carbon copy of his conservative father; and Caroline (Margaret Welsh), a college student and romantic. After years spent in a sheltered marriage, India is forced to reevaluate her long-standing values when her best friend, Grace (Blythe Danner), becomes disillusioned with their straitlaced social group. Simon Callow plays Dr. Alex Sauer, Walter's nemesis and a proponent of psychoanalysis. The movie is based on the novels of Evan Connell, skillfully rendering the author's perspective on deeply held American social mores and values. [More]

Starring: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Robert Sean Leonard, Kyra Sedgwick

Starring: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Robert Sean Leonard, Kyra Sedgwick, Lyndon Ashby

Director: James Ivory

Director: James Ivory

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Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

Great period character study with Newman and Woodward in very good form.

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Steve Crum
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09/02/03
Dan Jardine
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide

Slow and lacking much drama, even by Merchant-Ivory standards, but the lead performances, especially by Newman, are impeccable.

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Vincent Canby
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Excellent performances, uneventful story

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slow and distant

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David Poland
David Poland
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Admirably portrays the different seasons in the long marriage of a Midwestern couple.

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