Mr. and Mrs. Bridge

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

Theatrical poster
Directed by James Ivory
Produced by Ismail Merchant
Written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Based on Mrs. Bridge and Mr. Bridge 
by Evan S. Connell
Starring Paul Newman
Joanne Woodward
Blythe Danner
Simon Callow
Kyra Sedgwick
Robert Sean Leonard
Margaret Welsh
Austin Pendleton
Saundra McClain
Diane Kagan
Gale Garnett
Remak Ramsay
Robert Westernberg
John Bell
Marcus Giamatti
Robert Levine
Music by Richard Robbins
Jacques Offenbach ("Barcarolle" & "Can Can")
Cinematography Tony Pierce-Roberts
Edited by Humphrey Dixon
Production
company
Distributed by Miramax Films
Release dates
  • November 23, 1990 (1990-11-23)
Running time
126 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $7,698,010

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge is a 1990 Merchant Ivory film based on the novels by Evan S. Connell of the same name. It is directed by James Ivory, with a screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and produced by Ismail Merchant. The character of Mrs. Bridge is based on Connell's mother, Ruth "Elton" Connell.[1]

Plot

The story of a traditional family living in the Country Club District of Kansas City, Missouri, during the 1930s and 1940s. The Bridges grapple with changing mores and expectations. Mr. Bridge (Paul Newman), is a lawyer who resists his children's rebellion against the conservative values he holds dear. Mrs. Bridge (Joanne Woodward), labors to maintain a Pollyanna view of the world against her husband's emotional distance and her children's eagerness to adopt a world view more modern than her own.

Cast

Production notes

Mr. and Mrs. Bridge was filmed entirely on location in Kansas City, Missouri; Paris, France; and Ottawa, Canada. Joanne Woodward received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Awards

Academy Award

Golden Globe Award

Independent Spirit Award

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

References

  1. A visit with Evan Connell accessed 7-30-2015

External links

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