The Bridges Of Madison County

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I have a serious pet peeve. A love story does NOT involve adultery. (Period!with a capital P) I have also started to question anyone who thinks that a "great" love story can only happen if you cheat on your spouse, or steal another persons spouse or any combination of the above. The Bridges of Madison County is a sensitive simple tragic love story. Yet it is not overbearing, cheesy nor mushy. It is a story of Francesca/Frannie, a lonely (but not sex-starved) housewife who did not think that at the age of 45, in just 4 short days, she would find her one true love. The man, Robert Kinkaid, a 52-y/o divorced travelling photographer also felt the same for her. What happened on those 4 days: each moment, each sight, each word, each action, each kiss, each time their bodies touched... they carried with them as treasured secret memories for 22 years living their own separate lives

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It is no coincidence that I started to hate most people with a deep and abiding passion around that time as well. Robert James Waller writes sex scenes that are so moronic you wonder if he's ever had it himself.Catherine Deneuve and Isabella Rossellini did screen tests to play Francesca. [7] But despite Spielberg's initial reluctance, Eastwood had advocated Meryl Streep for the role from the beginning. [3] Filming [ edit ] Roseman Bridge in Winterset, Iowa. However, Robert James Waller, the actual author, was a keen photographer and musician, like his fictional Robert. He wrote The Madison County Waltz about this story. You can watch him performing it on the Roseman Bridge, HERE, where he even looks like Kincaid. And, “forbidden love” is a trope that has firmly captured hearts and minds since Shakespeare’s time ( Romeo and Juliet). It can be said that, if you really want to keep an audience captivated, then create friction that keeps the romantic leads. Their togetherness brings closure and allows the reader to move on mentally, whereas an external force causing the protagonists’ separation makes the reader yearn for more. From a psychological standpoint, this memory of transcendent love that Francesca carried with her may even be said to have improved her marriage and mothering, since she was forever changed by it. To conclude, I will summarize what The Bridges of Madison County controversy says about “love it or hate it” books generally, and what we can take from it.

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Francesca details the intense affair and its lasting influence on both her and Robert, hoping Michael and Carolyn will understand and honor her final request. Francesca and Robert fell deeply in love and nearly ran away together. Francesca, confined to a passionless marriage, was unable to abandon her teenage children and loyal husband. Though she loved Robert, she questioned whether their spontaneous relationship could survive over time. Robert, moved by their brief encounter, found renewed meaning in his life and true calling as an artist. Francesca's memories helped sustain her through the remaining years on the farm. AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions" (PDF). afi.com. American Film Institute. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 24, 2016 . Retrieved August 18, 2016. The Bridges of Madison County was made into a 1995 film of the same name, adapted by Richard LaGravenese and directed by Clint Eastwood. It stars Eastwood and Meryl Streep.Women, especially, yearn for romantic, transcendent love (just look at the popularity of said fairy tales and romance novels), and Waller presents just that in The Bridges of Madison County. This article is about the film. For the book, see The Bridges of Madison County. For the musical, see The Bridges of Madison County (musical). For the bridges, see List of Madison County Covered Bridges. You simply can't say that this is not a good book. It's well written, the story stands its ground and there is that bit of intrinsec poetry which can make a good read into an excellent one. Several times, especially towards the end, I was moved, but simultaneously felt manipulated by the author's overwriting and purple prose. Perhaps I’m just not used to romance novels: It is a story of true love, that can happen even after one gets married (oh what a wonder!) and that can lead someone's life into turmoil for maybe the only time ever.

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Hoover is one of the freshest voices in new-adult fiction, and her latest resonates with true emotion, unforgettable characters and just the right amount of sexual tension. The story works and the main doubt the author underlines is for her between leaving her obligations and following her heart, regardless of the adultery sitution, or staying home with her family. Nothing else. The Bridges of Madison County was also adapted into a popular 1995 movie in which Clint Eastwood produced, directed, and starred. Co-star Meryl Streep went on to be nominated for an Academy Award for her leading role. The dialogue is plausible when it’s minimal, but not when it’s overly introspective and analytical.

So I fell head over heels in love with this story and its characters. I really wish it had been longer because I never wanted it to end! The writing was as lyrical and beautiful as the story itself was. Don't read this book if you have strong strong opinions about extramarital affairs. Don't read this book if you are cynical, biased, or jaded about love. But DO read this book if you have an open heart. Do read this book if you believe that the force of love can change your life in an instant. It is a remarkable book! This book isn't particularly well written but it is a beautiful story and there are some brilliant moments. I read that book in a day, I couldn't put it down. It was probably one of the greatest works I have ever read and possibly will ever read. I was a child at the time The Bridges of Madison County was published, so it was beyond my years, but I can still recall seeing this far-reaching publicity and wondering what could possibly be so great about a book and a movie about an old bridge?! Without expecting to, Robert James Waller conceived of The Bridges of Madison County in the early 1990s. On leave from his teaching job at the University of Northern Iowa, Waller was photographing the Mississippi River with a friend when he decided to photograph the covered bridges of Madison County, Iowa. [2] This event, alongside a song Waller wrote years earlier about "the dreams of a woman named Francesca", gave him the idea for the novel, [2] which he completed in eleven days. [5] After he had written Bridges, Waller came to believe that he had based the character of Francesca Johnson on his wife, Georgia, whom Francesca physically resembles.