Poignant moments


Though the scene where Francesca has her hand on the truck door handle is probably the most heart wrenching of the film, I have always liked the scene in the kitchen when Richard is sitting at the table and Francesca gets a phone call from her friend Madge. While on the phone she begins to fondle his shirt collar thus signaling to him that she is very interested. The background song by Johnny Hartman just heightens the romantic moment and the underlying physical and emotional attraction these two have for one another.

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That is exactly the scene I was going to post about! LOVE that scene. Omg, do I love it! I also love the scene when Francesca is in the tub talking about how she felt erotic ~ having Robert just previously been there. The build up to this film is powerful. Also, when they're preparing dinner, he reaches around her to grab some veggies to cut and you can just see it on her face that she's so wooed by his calm confidence.

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I liked the phone call/shirt collar scene too but it wasn't Richard, it was Robert (which obviously is what you meant) :)

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Another scene I love is when Robert phones Francesca about having seen Lucy Redfield in town, expressing concern Francesca may find herself in a similar situation and saying it’s all right if she chooses not to accompany him on his shoot. The way she assures him she still wants to go makes me cry, for some reason. The Bridges of the Madison County is one of the most well-acted films I can recall. Eastwood and Streep play their characters so well while doing so little. A look. A gesture. A delivery of a single word. Acting at its finest.

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For me, it was the scene where Robert (Eastwood) is standing in the street in the pouring rain and Francesca sees him.

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I remember seeing a movie one time where a man was in the bathtub, having erotic and romantic thoughts about a woman he had met and cheated with on a business trip.

He was lamenting the decision he made about marrying early in life and missing out on excitement he wishes he had. I really felt sorry for him. Even though his sweet, devoted wife was in the other room cooking dinner for him and their young children while he was having thoughts.

It was such a romantic movie and an amazing moment in the film. The poor guy. I really felt for him…and all his missed opportunities.

I wonder how many women would feel for him and find that a romantic part of their cinematic experiences.

Okay….so I'm being sarcastic. ;)

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I liked that scene too. A simple phone call a sad reminder of the world that lay outside.

The scenes that really moved me were after she found out he had died and received his package. Nostalgia shot so well like that always pulls my strings.

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I like the part where she looks back at the road, obviously thinking of Robert, when the family returns from their trip. Streep's expression / acting made that scene; as well as the emptiness of the road in that rural part of Iowa.

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