Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)
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80% of critics liked it
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45% of users liked it
(1,298 ratings)
Mr. and Mrs. Bridge (played by real-life "Mr. and Mrs." Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward) are well-to-do residents of Kansas City in the 1940s. So far as the Bridges are concerned, however, it's the 1920s, with Mr. Bridge treating his wife like property, regarding his grown children as… More Mr. and Mrs. Bridge (played by real-life "Mr. and Mrs." Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward) are well-to-do residents of Kansas City in the 1940s. So far as the Bridges are concerned, however, it's the 1920s, with Mr. Bridge treating his wife like property, regarding his grown children as if they're still adolescents, and habitually voting against that upstart Roosevelt. Though the underlying painfulness of such an archaic arrangement is never ignored, Mr. Bridges' obstinancy is for the most part amusing. The scene that seemed to please the audience most was the one in which Mr. Bridge orders Mrs. Bridge not to leave their table at their country club despite tornado warnings (they sit quietly in the deserted dining room while the building shakes and shudders). As for Mrs. Bridge, her "life" is totally defined by those around her--which in any other film would be a tragedy, but which here seems a logical extension of all that's gone before. Based on two separate novels by Evan S. Connell, Mr. & Mrs. Bridge is a rare excursion into Americana by the Ismail Merchant-James Ivory team. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- James Ivory
- Genres
- Drama
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Nov 23, 1990 Wide
- Studio
- Miramax Films
Critic Reviews
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Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Great period character study with Newman and Woodward in very good form.
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Nick Davis, Nick's Flick Picks
Slow and lacking much drama, even by Merchant-Ivory standards, but the lead performances, especially by Newman, are impeccable.
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James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
Excellent performances, uneventful story
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Jon Niccum, Lawrence Journal-World
slow and distant
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Admirably portrays the different seasons in the long marriage of a Midwestern couple.
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Cast
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Paul Newman
as Walter Bridge
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Joanne Woodward
as India Bridge
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Kyra Sedgwick
as Ruth Bridge
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Blythe Danner
as Grace Barron
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Margaret Welsh
as Carolyn Bridge
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Simon Callow
as Dr. Alex Sauer
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Robert Sean Leonard
as Douglas Bridge (grown-up)
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Malachy McCourt
as Dr. Forster
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Austin Pendleton
as Mr. Gadbury
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Diane Kagan
as Julia
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Saundra McClain
as Harriet
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Gale Garnett
as Mabel Ong
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Marcus Giamatti
as Gil Davis
- Linden Ashby
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John Bell
as Douglas Bridge as a Boy
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Roch Leibovici
as Watch Seller on the Quai
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Robert Levine
as Avrum Rhinegold
- Joanna Merlin
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Melissa Newman
as Young India at the Pool
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Remak Ramsay
as Virgil Barron
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Robyn Rosenfeld
as Genevieve
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Hubert Saint-Macary
as Copyist in the Louvre
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Al Christy
as Judge
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Nora Denney
as Second Bridge Player
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Richard Ross
as Jazz Musician
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Tom Hall
as Aztec Room Waiter
