Film
Bridges of Madison County
- 4PM
Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep bring easy charm, warm humor, and superb chemistry to Robert James Waller’s bestselling, much-adapted novel. With a devotion to the idea of true love that gives The Notebook a run for its money, The Bridges of Madison County traces the profound connection that blossoms between an Iowa housewife and a traveling photographer over the course of a few fateful days.
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