Which Hollywood actor starred in the film The Bridges of Madison County?
Meryl Streep
The Bridges of Madison County stars producer and director Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep as a photographer and housewife who have a brief but passionate affair. This tear-jerker, based on the popular 1992 novel of the same name by Robert James Waller, quickly rose to receive international recognition.
How old was Clint Eastwood when he made bridges Over Madison County?
Clint Eastwood turned 90 on May 31 and Meryl Streep turns 71 on June 22, so it seems a good time to revisit their romantic classic The Bridges of Madison County; the only film they worked together that’s now in its twenty fifth year. Clint was 65 and Meryl 46 , when they made the movie.
Is the movie Bridges of Madison County based on a true story?
The Bridges of Madison County is in fact fictional, though the author realised after he’d written Francesca that he’d had his own wife in mind. When audiences are told a story is true, we may not believe the story is entirely true (no story ever is) but it changes our response to it.
Did Meryl Streep like Bridges of Madison County?
Meryl didn’t so much care for the book, but she loved the script and she signed on immediately, making The Bridges of Madison County her first significant role in a drama in seven years.
What did Meryl Streep say about working with Clint Eastwood?
‘ He was seamless. He doesn’t play a wide range of characters — he looks like Clint Eastwood, he talks like Clint Eastwood — but he was fully committed as an actor. And then he’s so self denigrating about his own ability as an actor.”
What did Meryl Streep think of Clint Eastwood?
Who won Oscar for Bridges of Madison County?
Accolades
| Association | Category | Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 20/20 Awards | Best Actress | Meryl Streep |
| Academy Awards | Best Actress | |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Jack N. Green |
| ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Box Office Films | Clint Eastwood |
Who is Robert Kincaid?
Robert Kincaid (June 10, 1832 – August 15, 1920) was an Ontario doctor and political figure….
| Robert Kincaid | |
|---|---|
| Died | August 15, 1920 (aged 88) Seattle, Washington |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Margaret Bell ( m. 1865) |
| Occupation | Physician |
How old was Robert Kincaid in Bridges of Madison County?
52
Two weeks later he had completed the manuscript of “The Bridges of Madison County.” It told the tale of Francesca, a 45-year-old Italian war bride on an Iowa farm whose life takes an unexpected turn when Robert Kincaid, 52, a free-spirited photographer, stops by one day to ask directions to the Roseman Covered Bridge.