Meryl Streep - Making of "The Bridges of Madison County"

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  • @laurelsheridan3817
    @laurelsheridan3817 5 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    This happened to me. 40 years ago and seems like yesterday. Ended sadly. The movie feels so real to me.

    • @lifeslessons9889
      @lifeslessons9889 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Laurel Sheridan . A missed opportunity that anyone remotely near to this story will NEVER forget their personal experiences. Right person and place, wrong time in my case . 😢

    • @arisadarkone
      @arisadarkone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Same here, it was heartbreaking. I try not to think, "if only I had...", because it hurts. It didn't get to the same level, but it was damn close. It's a regret...😔

    • @alientube1984
      @alientube1984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Tell us more...?

    • @Lily-ky8ew
      @Lily-ky8ew 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      아름다운 추억을 지니셨네요. 저도 그런사랑 해볼수 있을지~

    • @zeeechanged5352
      @zeeechanged5352 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Movies like this never show the consequences

  • @kimrodriguez497
    @kimrodriguez497 9 ปีที่แล้ว +456

    This movie broke my heart in every way, and does every time I watch it again.

    • @bleumarin1968
      @bleumarin1968 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      as well as the book !

    • @jaradphillips2025
      @jaradphillips2025 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Kim Rodriguez my favorite love story

    • @valdawn8016
      @valdawn8016 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I k n

    • @Hof79905
      @Hof79905 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      👍

    • @nohaomar3520
      @nohaomar3520 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Meryl , you change my life , my perception to life , to people & to the meaning of real life ....Thank you so much 🙏🌺🌺🌺
      It is a great film & great Actors , Meryl & Clint 🙏🌺🌺🌺🌺

  • @fabiocaetanofigueiredo1353
    @fabiocaetanofigueiredo1353 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Thank you Mrs. Streep and Mr. Eastwood, for giving us this jewel

  • @clintmarcos3390
    @clintmarcos3390 7 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    I am not really a romance film genre guy, but this piece of art made me rethink about my choices. What a timeless beauty and pure class.

  • @christy2146
    @christy2146 6 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    Meryl’s character was played so well. Meryl Streep is the ultimate genius when it comes to acting. People think acting is so easy. It’s not. She is a very intelligent woman and it takes a very intelligent to be able to bring up the necessary emotions needed for each character. Whether you like the character you play or not - she still gets on with it and masters it to perfection. It’s a great image for women to admire. She handled her character Francesca so delicately and only gave what was necessary. You forget that she is Meryl Streep in her movies. This clearly shows just how fully she morphs herself into the exact character she is playing 👑

    • @ahmetkarahan8230
      @ahmetkarahan8230 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Yes, this movie is very emotional. We see that Clint Esatwood is also an unusually good actor

    • @joel8583
      @joel8583 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Exactly!

    • @felicitasreyes6024
      @felicitasreyes6024 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I could not agree more. 😊

    • @curtiswhite5574
      @curtiswhite5574 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I agree she became one of my all-time favorites with this movie. But Eastwood surprises me something about the way he portrays his role is pretty brilliant. I wouldn’t have guessed that they could make the emit connection I saw but I couldn’t imagine anybody playing the role but him

    • @kobusdutoitbosman6240
      @kobusdutoitbosman6240 ปีที่แล้ว

      well commented and expressed : you touch upon the core effeortlessly 🔥🥂❗️

  • @Cindy-bee
    @Cindy-bee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    I watched this movie when it first came out. I was in a similar situation in my marriage and met someone who was charming and charismatic who took my breath away. I have to admit I cried for two weeks after watching this movie and felt more depressed than ever. I did eventually leave my marriage and never looked back. Chose to stay single in the end. So sad. I understand why she didn't get out of the truck near the end of the movie. Too many commitments and obligations. But she did have a short time of true love that she took to her grave. It was a beautiful love story.

    • @zeeechanged5352
      @zeeechanged5352 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      True love or lust

    • @jena9176
      @jena9176 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      WHAT GOD BRINGS TOGETHER, LET NOT MAN PUT ASUNDER.

    • @brodi0351
      @brodi0351 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      She betrayed her family, and so did you. Karma will catch up to you.

    • @blancallorente7699
      @blancallorente7699 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good 👍🏻 love it

    • @holbrook-ul9cf
      @holbrook-ul9cf ปีที่แล้ว

      So why you stay single why you did not go with tha man

  • @theresabollman8061
    @theresabollman8061 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I was amazed when I read that Clint wrote the music...How does anyone write a beautiful melody? Do they hear it in their heads? Gotta be God given. He can do anything!

    • @maryjohnson2878
      @maryjohnson2878 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I agree. Great job by Clint!

    • @irinapryschepchyk1739
      @irinapryschepchyk1739 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      My love film AND Meril, and Eastwood. They are beautlful.

  • @helenthorpe8005
    @helenthorpe8005 5 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    This movie totally breaks my heart. I love everything about it. Heartbreaking...

    • @WoodwardTaylor
      @WoodwardTaylor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Breaks my heart too Helen, brings back so vividly memories of the "once in a lifetime love" I had with my late husband

  • @pauldominguez9978
    @pauldominguez9978 5 ปีที่แล้ว +234

    It’s 2019 and I still cry so hard in that scene when she so wanted to open the door of her truck. That tears me apart all the time. The fork in one’s life... what if...

    • @juliahenderson6495
      @juliahenderson6495 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yes I love that scene I cry all the time.

    • @WoodwardTaylor
      @WoodwardTaylor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I understand, reminds me so much of the "once in a lifetime love" my late husband I shared

    • @isedejesus6833
      @isedejesus6833 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me too...

    • @jnorway7295
      @jnorway7295 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Most of us have had that fork in the road more than once in our lives..and we do remember it FOREVER...😢...always wondering "what if....."😢

    • @WoodwardTaylor
      @WoodwardTaylor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@jnorway7295 definitely, life will always have its "What if's" & "If only's"

  • @SweetestSmile21
    @SweetestSmile21 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    My favourite movie of ALL TIME! I watch it again every 5 years, I want to "forget" a bit of it first, before watching it again.

    • @AT-cy7im
      @AT-cy7im 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      SAME ! I can still remember the 1st time I saw it, I was 18 and a guy who was in love with me brought me the DVD as a gift, saying it was his favorite movie. Then saw it again after 10 years or so, then again and again it goes. It still remains the beautiful story so well played before our eyes.

  • @RaikenXion
    @RaikenXion 11 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    It can hit you at any time in your life, some people dont find it until they're like 50/60 yrs old, others when they're just teens and some call it puppy love. What Meryl's character had found in this film was real and she chose not to act on it, she stayed for her husband and family that takes alot of strength, to live with those feelings for rest of your life always wondering what could have been.

    • @mamipacheco5111
      @mamipacheco5111 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Raiken Xion I totally agree. Sometimes we are selfless and stay for the sake of others. Commendable but agonizing.

    • @tomgcooktown5019
      @tomgcooktown5019 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Very well put. My wife & I were opposites, which surprised me. I was broken, thinking 'yes, I ache for you...but no...you can't open that door...You cannot be that person, My wife during that scene, was...OPEN THE DOOR!! Both of us were silent, crying, only spoke our thoughts later. TgT

    • @zeeechanged5352
      @zeeechanged5352 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Love or lust

    • @JalanRina
      @JalanRina 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it probably a good decision, i seen 2 women left their husband for another men, 1 my aunt, 1 my neighboor. My neighboor got beaten only months after they are married, that guy went back to his wife. My aunt (my dad cousin) left the man after several years (the man post it on his facebook) No body knows where she is, when she left with that man, she left all her life behind and she will never get it back. The dialogue in this movie make sense (when she told that guy she cannot leave). Because if she left she would hurt every body, she also will loose everything in her life

    • @АннаТерехова-ъ4я
      @АннаТерехова-ъ4я 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JalanRina - очень сложно решать не только за себя, тем более, за детей, которые уже есть и когда они еще беззащитны и не состоявшиеся в жизни
      Аналогичные истории, как в этом фильме, случаются в реальной жизни и не редко, и каждый решает их по велению своего разума, понимания, состояния своих чувств, возможности и совести - Пусть все будут счастливы!🙏❤️

  • @SLYSPYHIWAY90
    @SLYSPYHIWAY90 9 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    Two masters at their craft,what a pleasure it was to watch.

    • @themysticmuse1111
      @themysticmuse1111 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      SLYSPYHIWAY90 was perfect

    • @SLYSPYHIWAY90
      @SLYSPYHIWAY90 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      cocteautwinned No question about it . I felt like I was there with them they were so good , it was a pleasure to watch .

    • @judypasqualone5392
      @judypasqualone5392 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I watch it over & over...I study their faces and emotions & try to imagine them playing the roles. It's mesmerizing..two of the greats of all time in film.

    • @judypasqualone5392
      @judypasqualone5392 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And the big thing...their love scenes...you believe they're totally in love. Is it hard to play these love scenes? What must it be like kissing Clint & be held in those big strong arms? ....whew!! Snap out of it Judy!!! Lol.

    • @jasonbabcock7364
      @jasonbabcock7364 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@judypasqualone5392 I'm not sure what it's like to give Clint hold me in his manly strong arms but if it's anything like when Brad Pitt used to hold me and haul me off to the bedroom I'm sure it's just remarkably unforgettable!

  • @persebra
    @persebra 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I finally saw the movie 2 weeks ago. I was at my sister's house and didn't know how to work the cable tv remote and this was the only thing that looked good.
    watched the whole thing, couldn't believe it, and cried like a baby at the rain scene. I had seen a critic years before go over the rain scene and how brilliant it was, but it still affected me. Meryl should have gotten an Oscar for every scene she was in. i am not a movie critic, but there is a strong case to be made she is the greatest actor of her generation.

  • @rebeccahopkins9522
    @rebeccahopkins9522 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Oscar worthy performances in a grossly underrated, Oscar worthy film. I’m not a romance movie person AT ALL. But this film is vastly different from its “peer” group. It’s about so much more than just romance. It’s also a different kind and different looking kind of romance. It has regular looking, maturely aged people unexpectedly finding the loves of their lives just by chance. Then having to make a devastating choice rooted in complete selflessness. It’s about self sacrifice for your children and family, it’s about true love lost but never forgotten, which you hold in the deepest recesses of your heart and soul, a secret knowledge you keep it hidden, just so you can continue living and doing what needs to be done. It’s about how you can live your whole life with your family and children, and give up everything for them, and not only do they never know how much you’ve given, they never really know who you are outside of your roll as “Mom”. Who you are as a human being. Or how much of yourself and your own happiness you have traded in order for them to have theirs. How it’s a bridge no one ever seems to be able cross. It’s about the fact that true love can find you when you least expect it and from the most unlikely of places. One of my all time favorite films. Although I can only watch it once ever 3 or 4 years because it just rips my heart in two. The truck scene (you know the one) and then when she’s trying to hold back the tears until she can get in the pantry and weep from utter and sheer loss and heartbreak, has me weeping uncontrollably right among with her. Because I relate a lot to that pain. To that kind of situation even. I think many of his have experienced it in our lives and in our own versions. The performances are so genuine, their chemistry undeniable, the writing and direction so superb, even the haunting music makes me cry. This film is on a completely different level than most romance films. It’s about so much more. And this film just devastates me totally ever time of watch it. Almost forget it’s a film when watching because it’s so honest and real, and it reaches right down and rips your heart out. It’s a masterpiece of storytelling and performances. And it’s a travesty how underrated it is and how overlooked it and it’s leads’ stellar performances were snubbed by the academy.

    • @Paulohlsson7
      @Paulohlsson7 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello Rebecca

    • @e.conboy4286
      @e.conboy4286 ปีที่แล้ว

      The ‘academy’ is comprised of fools.

    • @gailthompson9005
      @gailthompson9005 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A beautifully written summary of this movie because sometimes art imitates life with all of its nuances.

  • @lisacoley69446
    @lisacoley69446 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    One of my favorite love stories/ movies. I can watch it many times, just to see their performances.

  • @riley-yc2xq
    @riley-yc2xq 6 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    the "open the door!!" part was me as hell. cried my ass off after he drove off. great film

    • @lark6spur
      @lark6spur 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It was intensely emotional!

    • @lisadiconti
      @lisadiconti 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes!

    • @paulinejordan6905
      @paulinejordan6905 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It was hard for her, no doubt. Nobody mentioned feeling bad for the husband. Too caught up in the romantic aspect of the movie is my guess.

    • @lisadiconti
      @lisadiconti 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@paulinejordan6905 Yes. You're right. I didn't think of the husband at all!

    • @daniellegarcia8299
      @daniellegarcia8299 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@paulinejordan6905 I did think of him, but you hardly really ‘know’ of him. He seemed to be a quiet, emotionally reserved, and conservative man. I thought of it as a man you just live with, yes he’s the father of your children but all he really does is provide for them. Now I’m not suggesting he was a bad father, he seemed like a great man who took care of his family really well, very protective of his family and home. The way Francesca spoke about him wasn’t so great though, she just met him, wanted to get out of her life back in Italy, and basically just settled into a life she thought would be exciting as it was ‘America’ and not Iowa as it turned out to be. She probably envisioned coming to America to live in one of its big cities and lead a much more exciting kind of life, but to her dismay it was just the opposite. I feel bad for the husband yes, he was handsome and strong but the magic 🪄 just wasn’t there for her from the start. It was a mistake she made but then again, was it? She would’ve never met Robert had she not moved to Iowa.

  • @fob1xxl
    @fob1xxl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    She's BRILLIANT in everything she does. Her portrayal is so sensitive to the character. You feel her heart break while sitting in the truck in the rain when clint drives off. I love the film. If you've EVER been in love and felt THAT MAGIC you'll get it. If not, you won't see it, or be impressed. I hope for your sake, someday you will.

  • @marizcona
    @marizcona 6 ปีที่แล้ว +234

    She was robbed of the Oscar for this great film!!!!!!!!!

    • @shihlin1
      @shihlin1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Susan Sarandon won that year for "Dead Man Walking".

    • @corinnakohler2781
      @corinnakohler2781 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Totally agree with ya 🎯

    • @joel8583
      @joel8583 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I agree, yes.

    • @karenstrycharz1499
      @karenstrycharz1499 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      How right you are! She so deserved it! No question about it!

    • @sanaya8285
      @sanaya8285 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      shihlin1 she was still robbed

  • @vonlossberg
    @vonlossberg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    One of my favorite movies forever. They were perfect together. Meryl's acting touches me more than any other actress.

  • @judysherry3122
    @judysherry3122 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I'm sorry I hadn't seen this movie until now! Streep, and Eastwood what a great team! It was destiny for them to make this wonderful movie. It was so believable. It's a real heart felt, work of art! Thank them both for bringing it to the world. Judy Sherry

  • @grapiken7766
    @grapiken7766 8 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    Stories like these are happening all over the world - untold.

  • @Hof79905
    @Hof79905 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    To have been lucky enough to walk through Francescas house is so powerful. Its almost as though you find yourself in the movie. To simply walk through the old farmhouse where all those scenes were shot is just magical.

  • @Migalucivideos
    @Migalucivideos 9 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    One of my favorite movies in the entire universe. Meryl and Clint are brilliant. So honest and timeless.

    • @lifeslessons9889
      @lifeslessons9889 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Anette Cristina Barrios . The perfect couple indeed. Both so beautiful and makes it seem real x

  • @shihlin1
    @shihlin1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The scene with her in the pickup truck next to her husband in the pouring rain had me sobbing ! Her hand on the door ready to make a run for Clint‘s truck---man, soaked up my hankerchief !
    Not one word of dialogue, but one of the most heartbreaking scenes on film. Streep was brilliant and Eastwood no less as a director. Streep often comes across as being too "actressy" in her roles, but she gave this movie heart and soul.
    Eastwood is known as an "Actor‘s Director", he gives the actor plenty of space, never gets in the way. That's why actors in Hollywood clamor to work with him.

    • @kellyegan7348
      @kellyegan7348 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      shihlin1 I was screaming open the door

  • @pchan0368
    @pchan0368 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I finally saw this great movie the other day. I was a crying mess afterwards. Francesca is a lot like my mom, who is from France and was uprooted from living in Paris to living in a small, somewhat boring town. She has no regrets, but resents how much she stopped being who she was.

    • @ayzeyl
      @ayzeyl 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      It also reminds me of my mom. She tolerated my dad, but was never in love with him. She was always in love with her first love from young years. She has her own little world no one is invited to. I know she regrets being a mother, living her life the way she did, not running away with her ex lover. She showed me this movie once, we watched it together and I saw her silently crying. As a woman, I am afraid of being like that and living my life with my mind and heart battling under the burden of commitments and regrets.

    • @pchan0368
      @pchan0368 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @ayzeyl don't get me wrong, my mom was absolutely in love with my dad. They were best friends. My dad passed away 2 years ago. She never regretted marrying my dad. If it wasn't for her love of my dad, she never would have left France.

  • @edwardare1
    @edwardare1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I can't count how many times I have seen this film. The chemistry that builds between them is so real. To fall in love so deeply in such a short time - and then to know in her heart she can't leave her life - breaks ones heart. She wanted so badly to open that door - and he wanted her to - but had she done that - and left - that type of intensity between them would change - there would be no more being in a secretive relationship - then the everyday living would begin. So - in the long run, she stayed where she belonged - and he went back to his photography. By the way - I cry every time I see it .

  • @melissaupton2097
    @melissaupton2097 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What a movie... her performance quietly pulls at your heartstrings until they are on the floor weeping. When she sees him in his truck and can't take her eyes off of him... No words are needed.

  • @rhythmoflove2
    @rhythmoflove2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    She cannot stop blushing while talking about Clint, I totally understand. Loved loved loved this movie.

    • @lifeslessons9889
      @lifeslessons9889 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Knotty Knotty . I agree, but wow, I’d blush too . Lol

  • @ltm28
    @ltm28 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I’m glad Clint Eastwood made a case for her .. which blows my mind. I couldn’t imagine anyone else in this part

  • @judypasqualone5392
    @judypasqualone5392 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I'll never get enough of this film. I can practically recite the script! The magic between them is powerful. And two amazing, hugely naturally talented people. I love them both in everything they've done. Thanks for the memories. Judy

  • @j9andphoenix
    @j9andphoenix 9 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    This movie just tears at the heart - of the possibilities and the realities and the fear we have to take another step - and her character had to be loyal on a larger scale to her ties. Gorgeous film and gorgeous performances - makes me blub every time. The two of them together - couldn't see if working any other way.

  • @geethaseshadri9180
    @geethaseshadri9180 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    you can watch this movie infinite number of times you will still cry. Meryl definitely deserved an oscar for her performance. It seems as though francesca and meryl and one and the same person. OMG what an actress.

  • @janm62
    @janm62 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    “I’ll say this one time, I’ve never said it before, this kind of certainty only comes once in a lifetime”. OPEN THE DOOR❣️❣️❣️

    • @Dulles-jt6sr
      @Dulles-jt6sr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I love this part.. I used it for my profile on whatsapp..
      And now I have lost the love of my life.. It must have been love.. 😢

    • @janm62
      @janm62 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Dulles-jt6sr so sorry for your loss. I too have lost the love of my life for 49 years. These words probably mean so much to us because we truly understand them.

    • @joaoluizdacoatagigotgigot5519
      @joaoluizdacoatagigotgigot5519 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Por favo me fala o endereço da MERY

    • @gabrieldibjunior5431
      @gabrieldibjunior5431 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      OPEN THE DOOR !!!!!!

  • @rebekkad.2092
    @rebekkad.2092 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can't imagine anybody else besides these 2 in this movie. I read the book and usually, the movie doesn't come close. But in this case, it was perfection.

  • @lindadeisher1815
    @lindadeisher1815 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    She and Clint are brilliant in this movie. A true love story. A rare talent by both. Eastwood is one in a million!

  • @donnawoodford8145
    @donnawoodford8145 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Born and grew up in Iowa. Seeing the Bridge in person was a nostalgic flashback of early years and simple farm living.

  • @laracroftvideos
    @laracroftvideos 7 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    She's got to be one of the most beautiful and charismatic women. Hands down.

    • @lifeslessons9889
      @lifeslessons9889 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      DayvinDazone . What perfect couple to of made this perfect film. Can’t you just imagine the reality of this !

    • @lee-annebarrett366
      @lee-annebarrett366 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MERYL Streep has absolutely no moral compass ...praising rapists Harvey Weinstein and Roman Polanski . Disgusting woman.

  • @teresafraser3049
    @teresafraser3049 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nothing captivated my heart the way this did. First I read the book which I couldn't put down then watched the movie 8 times!

    • @yass.3717
      @yass.3717 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      There's a book?!??

  • @CharlieGV
    @CharlieGV 7 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Very few movies can touch you the way this movie does! This is a masterpiece!

  • @lindaware8188
    @lindaware8188 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    One of the most beautiful films .. I love it and watch it over and over .

  • @youmarc11
    @youmarc11 11 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    Greatest love story ever - period!

  • @Shellynn123
    @Shellynn123 8 ปีที่แล้ว +167

    I always wondered why people would watch a movie more then once. I never ever came across one that I would really want to sit through more then once. That is until I saw this movie. I've watched it at least 5 times lol. Maybe more. (and read the book twice too) Such a romantic story.

    • @christinenewhouse1264
      @christinenewhouse1264 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Shellynn123
      So did I...I cried at the end..Best love story of all time.

    • @heartybelle105
      @heartybelle105 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Shellynn123 I agree with you

    • @greatriffishere
      @greatriffishere 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@christinenewhouse1264 Wow!!! I still haven't seen this movie!!! Well the year this movie came out (1995) was the worst year of my life so i guess i didn't have time!!

    • @patsylowe1355
      @patsylowe1355 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      My most favorite love story of all time!

    • @hianni8287
      @hianni8287 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Shellynn123 this movie is basically my mother’s life

  • @isrberlinerin4063
    @isrberlinerin4063 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    I never viewed this movie , i guess i missed something very touching filled with bliss and pain . I personally have a unforgettable Love Story to share . He was the most handsome charming , exiting kind gentleman that ever graced my life He was American visiting Berlin and i am German so our time together was limited in time . We met in such an unusual way it was rather magical and our Love Affair was so thrilling our world stood still for that moment in time . Our chemistry was undeniable and our personality's matched so perfectly What followed was sheer bliss when that sweet moment of surrender occurred . We had 8 glorious days together , holding nothing back and we developed a deep bond in such a short time that would leave a incredible impact on our life to come separately . I never forget the day we had to part and i knew deep in my heart i would never see him again and sad to say i was right . I received 2 letters (i still have them today) from him telling me that it was the happiest time of his life he spent on my side in Germany and he shall never forget it. He was inviting me to come to America so we could be together , but i was not able to take that invitation at that time for various reasons . We both went on with our lives and got married to different people . Many Years later i immigrated to America finally got divorced and then i started to search for my lost handsome Lover . After an extensive search i came across a Legacy /Obituary in June 2018 and only God knows why i clicked on it and what i saw shocked me to the core it was HIM , the pain that pierced my heart i can't form in words. He died of a fatal cardiac arrest he was divorced and died alone . I am left with only one regret that i did not find him before he died . This man left a giant print on my heart and life and the once in a lifetime Love we shared was never duplicated , So needless to say total happiness eluded both of us and i shall never ever forget him until i go out to eternity too !
    Just one more detail , i had the honor of meeting his grown son and he shared with me that his Father told him that he had this unforgettable Love Affair with a beautiful German Lady and that he never could forget her , that's how i know he kept his word till he died ! Now i can truly say to my once in a lifetime love , You & I we have not missed that "Many Splendored Thing" ! The most wonderful thing happen through all this, i became friends with his ex wife and his also very handsome son and we are in steady communication and i am truly blessed even in my sorrow !

    • @lifeslessons9889
      @lifeslessons9889 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      inga robinson . Oh you poor thing. I was so touched by your tale of real love . How chronically sad.. a wasted missed opportunity. I too have a love story that passed us both by. We had the greatest memories and experience . Right person and definitely place ... wrong timing.
      Your heart must be scared forever.. xx

    • @gypzs9
      @gypzs9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Some people would call it fate or karma, but whatever...something special shared. Not lost, because daily life changes everything in the overall, but experienced and valued by both parties. I don't think this is a common thing, but a blessing for those capable of opening themselves to another.

    • @lf3541
      @lf3541 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you for sharing this story. ❤️
      I know these feelings well. It's been said that timing is everything...and, oh! what I would give to be in the right place at the right time in my own story.
      Stay safe, be well.

    • @isrberlinerin4063
      @isrberlinerin4063 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@lf3541 Thank you for your lovely comment .Yes sometimes we miss the timing that could transform our life .. Best wishes to you and God bless you ........

    • @patriciajonas5444
      @patriciajonas5444 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh my heart..Inga Robinson, how beautiful.

  • @Maye7822
    @Maye7822 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I can see this movie over and over again it’s a beautiful love story and Meryl really makes you fell all the love that Francesca feels for Robert 💕💕

  • @laurenwidmann2064
    @laurenwidmann2064 6 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Hand's up how many of us have experienced this. I totally relate and no just how heart breaking it is to say good bye or to say nothing at all.

    • @janinejones9037
      @janinejones9037 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      OMG..I did! I met and fell in love with someone. We had 4 months today and then he had to go. That was 22 years ago. Never seen him again..but that love between us! Our last time together was the last look that Clint and Meryl gave each other! :-)

    • @gypzs9
      @gypzs9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@janinejones9037 It is a timeless story. I'd think there are many, many people who have had a lost love that is never forgotten in life. What I think was so special about this story is that they both knew the level of intensity could not last and would change them both over time, leaving less than what they both felt now. Because daily life does change everything, even intense passion. Beautifully presented by the actors and director.

    • @cocomaire
      @cocomaire 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s so special to make such an intense and unexpected connection at this time in life when you’re thinking maybe you’re staring down the barrel of the rest of your life being set in stone

  • @disha293
    @disha293 13 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    i m speechless....just finished watching this movie....overwhelmed beyond words
    beautiful....pure and absolute

  • @dallasbagley
    @dallasbagley 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Girlfriend made me watch it last night. Glad she did. One of the very best love stories I've ever seen. Absolutely top notch, and haunting.

  • @felicitasreyes6024
    @felicitasreyes6024 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    One of the finest actresses Hollywood and in the world. For me she is the best actress of all time.

    • @delrey874
      @delrey874 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Meryl is one of the best American actresses of all time 🇺🇸

  • @claudiapicariello5813
    @claudiapicariello5813 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I love everything about the book, everything about the movie...
    I love Clint and Meryl as actors... the chemistry between them is extraordinary.
    And damn, I was the one who shout "OPEN THE DOOR!!"

  • @khoocheepeng
    @khoocheepeng 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    i watch this movie again and again and again, she was flawless in this movie........ (love from Singapore)

  • @peggycedri3076
    @peggycedri3076 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Truly the best love story I have ever seen, I could watch it over and over again! you just can't forget it

  • @GoodVideos4
    @GoodVideos4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    [Spoiler Alert] I saw and liked this movie in 1995, at the movie theater. I had a strange synchronicity with it. Shortly before seeing it, I went through almost the same events with my mother's passing. It was even also throwing out the ashes next to a bridge, even with the bridge looking similar. It was my mother's happiest time at the cottage, in childhood, with fishing. (The bridge was the old Mackay Bridge at Sundays River, by Port Elizabeth, South Africa. I was staying in Johannesburg at the time.)
    When the movie came out, I thought that I must go see it. I had such a lump in my throat afterward. At the end of the movie, when it was said 'Go well my children', it seemed like it was my mother saying that, to me and my brother, only sibling. I then got the DVD, in memory of my mother.

    • @e.conboy4286
      @e.conboy4286 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dear Heart, I am sorry for your grievous loss and send you my sincere condolences. Elizabeth 🇺🇸

  • @llorensb.3818
    @llorensb.3818 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I opened the door...
    Brilliant film you can feel emotions of both.

  • @rohansrider
    @rohansrider 10 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    It will be a very sad day when this wonderful actor/director finally passes away. He is as talented behind the camera as he is in front of it. I have seen virtually every film he has ever done, and have loved him. He really is very,very special. As for Meryl Streep, she was made for the role of Francesca. In terms of direction this is about as perfect as you will get.

    • @paulmax2750
      @paulmax2750 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Have you seen The Rookie, Beguiled and The Gauntlet?

    • @MJLeger-yj1ww
      @MJLeger-yj1ww 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      We agree with you, Eastwood's work both in front of and behind the scene has been incredible! Such a talent. And so far, Streep hasn't made a bad movie that I've seen either! Two very talented people who are NOT narcissistic, a rarity in Hollywood!

    • @brucekuehn4031
      @brucekuehn4031 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      A Perfect World - 1993 with Kevin Costner
      My wife and I just loved it! It came out in between Unforgiven and The Bridges of MC. A film that is not talked about or remembered as much as the other two but deserves reconsideration! And it highlights the great range of a great actor/director.

  • @tinabarbera4308
    @tinabarbera4308 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’ve watched this movie at least five times and know I will watch it again...My all time favorite love story.

  • @joeblack6574
    @joeblack6574 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I can't explain what I'm feeling right now. Just completed watching this film. It's one of the greatest film I have ever seen. The background music was more than beautiful.
    Had no idea how heart breaking film it could be in the first half

  • @joannegeorgiades
    @joannegeorgiades 10 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    LOVE this movie totally engrosses me everytime w the bittersweet passion n letting go of what cannot be....I cry for days....just love it....she was robbed of oscar

    • @e.conboy4286
      @e.conboy4286 ปีที่แล้ว

      Apparently, Oscar’s must be ‘bought’.

  • @AA-dz9mq
    @AA-dz9mq 8 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    interesting that you never forget this movie ever. The book is nice, but the acting especially MS took it to a memorable level

    • @vijeshbalasubramanian3094
      @vijeshbalasubramanian3094 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      The movie makes you forget the novel to some extent! Thats what my experience is

    • @paulinejordan6905
      @paulinejordan6905 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      The book was way too short

    • @28daisies
      @28daisies 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Someone was throwing this book away. It's mine now. Can't wait to read it. I hope I love it as much as I loved the movie. Meryl Streep is great in everything she does. But God I loved this movie.

    • @melissaupton2097
      @melissaupton2097 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      We are in the grasp of the coronavirus now. I just glanced at my VCR tapes, and there I see "Bridges." Yes, I still use and tape on VHS. Relatives have given me their VCRs and I think it's time to watch this movie again, and hopefully again and again and again.

  • @elizabethbivens7863
    @elizabethbivens7863 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This movie will make you cry. Outstanding from the start to the end. Both are great actors.

  • @Khadz12345
    @Khadz12345 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    From deer hunter to the very presence on TV in BLL Meryl deserves all the accolades n rewards n awards ...she gets so involved in the character it's so hard not no take your eyes off her, I don't notice anything else but only her on the screen...

  • @vivianpowell1732
    @vivianpowell1732 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This story took place in 1965, thirty years before the movie was released 25 years ago in 1995. The story would likely have had a much different ending if it had taken place more recently. The thing that would have made that difference is the arrival of the digital era. Francesca and Robert could have stayed in touch discreetly through email and cellphones. Google would have filled in any gaps. After Richard died they could have reunited. But back in the time of the story, once you lost track of someone it could be almost impossible to find them again except by chance. That's what I find so sad about the movie. Today it would be so easy for it to have a happy ending.

  • @rudselcarreon2980
    @rudselcarreon2980 10 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    one of my favorite movies of all time.

  • @davidstapleton700
    @davidstapleton700 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Loved the movie so much I went to Winterset Iowa to see the bridges . A thing I had to do .

    • @evelynakoublova5610
      @evelynakoublova5610 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I loved the movie so much!!!

    • @lifeslessons9889
      @lifeslessons9889 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow ..

    • @jillvalentine6182
      @jillvalentine6182 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Still a bucket list thing for me

    • @SusanPrattDesign
      @SusanPrattDesign 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I would love to make the trip. Are the bridges shown in the film still there?

    • @vivianpowell1732
      @vivianpowell1732 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Many made that pilgrimage. One of the major news magazines - I think it was Newsweek - published a long article on the movie that summer of 1995. They mentioned that people were flocking to Winterset, Iowa because they'd felt such an emotional connection to the story.

  • @tatazero1252
    @tatazero1252 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My favourite film ever! Brilliant acting, direction, dense romantic story... So beautiful... When I watch always brings me a big emotion... A masterpiece! Thank you Clint to choose always great stories to tell us! Glad Meryl was chosen to be Francesca! My two favourite actors together! ❤️🌹

  • @CaterinaEvClub
    @CaterinaEvClub 10 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    The part when Meryl talks about manipulation of the actors and their lack of freedom emotionally is fantastic. I did not expect anything less from her. For the movie, what can I say for the movie? I was stunned by the chemistry of Clint and Meryl and I loved them both through their little romance. I bonded with them. The "OPEN THE DOOR!" part was so true, I remember crying my eyes out during the last scene with the rain, and her holding so tightly the car's handle... When I watched it, I was about to leave for university, and I was facing some difficulties about leaving behind my goddaughter, who I cherish. And that movie bewildered me, especially that ending scene... Amazing movie, it often reminded me of "Nights in Rodanthe", but I concluded that the former must have been a discreet copy of "The Bridges of Madison Country".

    • @elizabethgallo5192
      @elizabethgallo5192 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      CaterinaEvClub Your comments are so brillants. I love people like you, very center and clever words, and your English is lovely. I love people with transparent language and good sense using it. Thanks for your intervention!

    • @CaterinaEvClub
      @CaterinaEvClub 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Elizabeth Gallo Thank you very much for your kind words! I am studying English language and literature, so I am doing my best and I am somehow familiar with the language. I love commenting on movies or songs or books I like and this movie became one of my very favourites almost instantly!

    • @daehannah5434
      @daehannah5434 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      CaterinaEvClub m

  • @juji0103
    @juji0103 11 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Life is so much better with Meryl Streep. God bless her.

  • @Teeyah2
    @Teeyah2 11 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Without a doubt my favorite actress!

  • @pathenman4513
    @pathenman4513 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is not a usual Clint movie. He is usually the tough guy. I love seeing him play with such honesty. Believed every second. Meryl is amazing also. As an actor, I learned alot from watching these two work. I think I have seen this film 3 times. Fabulous.

  • @viviane76for
    @viviane76for 7 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    The best romance movie. Beautiful!

  • @anjou6497
    @anjou6497 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Meryl got the italian, charming, sensual lilt to her voice so well. She and Clint sizzled. I loved the film, utterly compelling. Also the music was very special, the slow, sexy bluesy jazz..mmm. Bravo ! 💜🌱🌿🧡 (i shed a tear when they realized it could not be forever, i only saw the dvd for the first time on 17th Jan 2023.).

  • @gingernut53
    @gingernut53 14 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is one of my favourite films, the other being 'Falling in Love' - both Meryl Streep. She is absolutely brilliant in every film she undertakes and this one brings me to tears every time. Thank you for giving us such pleasure Meryl.

  • @kasialeparska2480
    @kasialeparska2480 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Well, that’s how older generations were.... committed to their families. She (Francesca) would not leave her children or husband or the stability of that life just for her personal feelings ( love for Clint’s character).... I wanted her to, but by staying and not running away, she brought me back to my senses, and I had respect for her for not destroying the life that she build with her husband, and her children. 😔💝

  • @michaelcolors
    @michaelcolors 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Amazing film! I appreciated that I could experience the deep caring and emotional pain of these characters under these circumstances, just as if it were happening to me. I am surprised that the film and the performers do not get the recognition they deserve!

  • @nutterbipple
    @nutterbipple 9 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    This film....

  • @Sonneteer1
    @Sonneteer1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I loved that film.
    I wonder how many people can relate to that desperate yearning only to put their heads before their hearts and let it go?

    • @aylex1974
      @aylex1974 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      More than you think.

    • @helenreidt3315
      @helenreidt3315 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or..they let go and make the worst possible decision that affects all their family and wrecks their future

    • @Sonneteer1
      @Sonneteer1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@helenreidt3315
      True Helen. I practice Criminal Law. Prior to this decision, for two years, I practiced family law. I witnessed, on a daily basis, how estranged couples used their children to hurt each other and remained oblivious to the devastation and destruction caused to those poor little ones. I would rather deal with Criminals than to be a party to such gratuitous torment.

  • @Irishlass77
    @Irishlass77 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I had a love like this once. The heartache of walking away from someone, something all came rushing back.
    I sobbed openly in the theatre with my nose running and my face was soaked. I made the wrong decision.

    • @peternorthrup6274
      @peternorthrup6274 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I did too.

    • @gypzs9
      @gypzs9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Sorry for your sense of loss and heartache. Reading these comments, so many people touched by emotions portrayed. That is exactly what art is supposed to do, I believe.

    • @mariannemamone9643
      @mariannemamone9643 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I too made the wrong decision.
      Still cry over 30 years later.
      MY TRUE LOVE!!❤️❤️

    • @Jan_Mac
      @Jan_Mac 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      💔

    • @zeeechanged5352
      @zeeechanged5352 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Did you stay or leave

  • @katb945
    @katb945 9 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    one of my all time fav movies, love this movie!!

  • @dr.aniasara7038
    @dr.aniasara7038 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    One of the best of all time.

  • @marilynryan7822
    @marilynryan7822 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Loved the book and the movie was good. One of my sons lived with his father in Iowa not far from Francescas farmhouse. Went to visit my son.What a day we had visiting there..driving up the driveway 😌 I even sat in her bath tub! The town ,even ate in the diner !

    • @nickjohnson811
      @nickjohnson811 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How cool to see the location! It must have been an amazing feeling to be where such a great story was filmed.

  • @bobbiejones5528
    @bobbiejones5528 6 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    She is so sensual fully clothed and bare faced. I remember watching this at 13 and saying this is the kind of woman I want to be. Gorgeous and poised without trying.

    • @jabjab4434
      @jabjab4434 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Francis York well god forbid we all think alike and god forbid you embrace anybody's view that differ from your own.

    • @jabjab4434
      @jabjab4434 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Francis York You assume and then you LABEL me a LIBERAL. .. And take it off yourself.. Because you need your belief to be it.

    • @jabjab4434
      @jabjab4434 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Francis York I think you like to be right and enjoy " name calling "

    • @christophepena2212
      @christophepena2212 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Francis York a liberal douchebag...strange country you are now...she's not a pro trump...and it's enough for you to be a douchebag...well ...i thought your country was a democracy...not a dictature!!

  • @Rodeo6521
    @Rodeo6521 12 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    @AnnetteWarren Well said! I remember thinking that the book was so sappy and the writing was really clunky. Clint Eastwood did a fabulous job transforming this material. I am so glad that he fought for Meryl Streep as Francesca. She is radiant in the role.

  • @hegelarsen9266
    @hegelarsen9266 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One of my all time favourite movies and also amazing actors 💕 This movie really moves me!Brilliant!!

  • @darlasanto9439
    @darlasanto9439 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I Love this movie...so magical!

  • @betsyveritas1055
    @betsyveritas1055 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm so in love w/ this movie & never get tired of watching it again & again. It's brilliant & it's so involving, you feel as tho it's your love story. And the music makes me cry everytime.

  • @DoubleGauss
    @DoubleGauss 11 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    You are the greatest living actress Meryl, probably the greatest of all time.

  • @passion777able
    @passion777able 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a memorable movie. Cannot believe how much I identified with this movie. That was also me in the car and ITCHING to open the door,but feeling helpless as his truck drove away ... lost love. That was intense. We all have secrets that may never be known. I'm glad her kids found his cameras in her trunk. They just took their mother for granted.

  • @deeeliades3426
    @deeeliades3426 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    She is truly the finest actress of our generation, and a case can be made for the finest actress ever.

  • @noelgenoway9360
    @noelgenoway9360 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One of the most gut-wrenching movies I have ever seen. If you want to seem an excellent romantic movie, that is cinematically superior!!!! Clint and Meryl ambush your feeling! Stunning!!!

  • @captainamerica7456
    @captainamerica7456 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The background music is out of this world

  • @margarethughes3763
    @margarethughes3763 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Loved the film, loved the story, and the actors.

  • @Brennna
    @Brennna 12 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    And the music was amazing! Especially at the end. I need the soundtrack.

  • @marciacorbin5751
    @marciacorbin5751 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The freedom Meryl speaks of is what made it possible for the love to bloom in a charismatic & visual feast. Freedom, love, Meryl & Clint...can it get any better?

  • @themysticmuse1111
    @themysticmuse1111 8 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    love this movie. love her. exceptional. she was perfect in this

    • @lifeslessons9889
      @lifeslessons9889 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      cocteautwinned . BOTH perfect for it

  • @cieloobarco7637
    @cieloobarco7637 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    the best of the best and meryl is right when i do watching bridges of madison county i keep on shouting "open the door and it makes me cry u know that feeling gosh .. just for the record i can feel what francesca feel at that time because it happen to me also.. and i really love MERYL STREEP i love u meryl . My favorite Movie ever.

  • @Catseye189
    @Catseye189 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This movie makes me ugly cry...every time

  • @corathekat1898
    @corathekat1898 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The beauty of this movie is the deep love and then great sacrifices made to do the right thing because of their locked in obligations. I don't know how much this happens today with such a "me" way of living now.

    • @toddjohnson271
      @toddjohnson271 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      She still cheated on ole hubby.

  • @sallycampbell5438
    @sallycampbell5438 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Brilliant film - the painful dilemas of the heart beautifully told.

  • @friedchicken1
    @friedchicken1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    i loved the work the cameramen put into this movie! so much passion! (but seriously, great movie and great acting, i love it)

  • @victorvaldez5130
    @victorvaldez5130 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    still the story of my life.....always in love with this short novel....

  • @peterjohnson1332
    @peterjohnson1332 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Not usually my type of film but this was just excellent.