The Bridges of Madison County

Stripping away the sentimentality of Robert James Waller’s bestseller, Eastwood crafts a story of romance with restraint, sensitivity, and deeply moving emotions. The director boldly takes on the role of a never-beforeseen romantic – a National Geographic photographer who enters the life of a farm wife in Madison County, portrayed wonderfully by Meryl Streep. She embodies all the loneliness and fierce yearning, as they embark on a fourday affair that he declares as ‘this kind of certainty comes but once in a lifetime’. The two actors skillfully construct their performances out of countless subtle moments of growing love, imbuing the story with a soulful tone that reflects on letting be and letting go.

Academy Awards: Best Actress nomination

19/9 (Sat): Film talk with Long Tin