Thursday, October 25, 2007

The Movie THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY

How do you define A LOVE FOREVER? We saw the movie, and I was able to define it myself. From a true story created by Robert James Waller comes a very good-selling novel entitled The Bridges of Madison County, filmed and adapted by Richard LaGravenese in 1995 then directed by Clint Eastwood himself who portrayed the role of a National Geographic photographer, RICHARD KINCAID visited the Madison County, IOWA, for a photographic essay on the cover bridges then later on met the adulterous Italian mother, FRANCESCA JOHNSONS.

Remembering the Four Days was the book personally published by Richard for her lady Francesca whom he met and had slept with for four days. They were destined to meet when he came to her place and was just about to ask for directions going to Rosamunde Bridge. Francesca agrees to accompany the man and show the direction since she was left alone at home by her children and husband for an Iowa State Fair for only four days. A brief introduction to each other from day one, to a bittersweet affair, until the supposed runaway from marriage...when suddenly she realized SHE HAD TO STAY for her family.

She suffered pain of separation from her secret love and everything has just consumed her. The story of her four-day love affair she wrote on a three-volume diary found by her children later on when she died.


Meryl Streep as Francesca Johnsons
and Clint Eastwood as Richard Kincaid