Mr. and Mrs. Bridge

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
Theatrical poster
Directed by	James Ivory
Produced by	Ismail Merchant
Written by	Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Based on	Mrs. Bridge and Mr. Bridge by Evan S. Connell
Starring	Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Blythe Danner Simon Callow Kyra Sedgwick Robert Sean Leonard Margaret Welsh Austin Pendleton Saundra McClain Diane Kagan Gale Garnett Remak Ramsay Robert Westernberg John Bell Marcus Giamatti Robert Levine
Music by	Richard Robbins Jacques Offenbach ("Barcarolle" & "Can Can")
Cinematography	Tony Pierce-Roberts
Edited by	Humphrey Dixon
Production company	Cineplex Odeon Films
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release dates	November 23, 1990 (1990-11-23)
Running time	126 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$7,698,010

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge is a 1990 Merchant Ivory film based on the novels by Evan S. Connell of the same name. It is directed by James Ivory, with a screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and produced by Ismail Merchant. The character of Mrs. Bridge is based on Connell's mother, Ruth "Elton" Connell.^[1]

Plot

The story of a traditional family living in the Country Club District of Kansas City, Missouri, during the 1930s and 1940s. The Bridges grapple with changing mores and expectations. Mr. Bridge (Paul Newman), is a lawyer who resists his children's rebellion against the conservative values he holds dear. Mrs. Bridge (Joanne Woodward), labors to maintain a Pollyanna view of the world against her husband's emotional distance and her children's eagerness to adopt a world view more modern than her own.

Production notes

Filmed entirely on location in Kansas City, Missouri; Paris, France; and Ottawa, Canada. Joanne Woodward received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Cast

Paul Newman as Walter Bridge
Saundra McClain as Harriet
Joanne Woodward as India Bridge
Margaret Welsh as Carolyn Bridge
John Bell as Douglas Bridge (as a boy)
Kyra Sedgwick as Ruth Bridge
Simon Callow as Dr. Alex Sauer
Remak Ramsay as Virgil Barron
Addison Myers as Man at Businessmen's Table
Roger Burget as Man at Businessmen's Table
Blythe Danner as Grace Barron
Austin Pendleton as Mr. Gadbury
Gale Garnett as Mabel Ong
Al Christy as Judge
Joe Tinoco as Plaintiff
Ben Stephenson as Law Clerk
Diane Kagan as Julia
Alison Sneegas as Band Vocalist
Mark Yonally as Youth at High School Dance
W. B. Baker "Buck" Baker as Scoutmaster
Robert Sean Leonard as Douglas Bridge (grown-up)
Danny Cox as Country Club Steward
Robyn Rosenfeld as Genevieve
Roch Leibovici as Watch Seller on the Quai
Hubert Saint-Macary as Copyist in the Louvre
Laurence Goua as Principal Can-Can Dancer
The Nicolodis as Moulin Rouge Tumblers
Judy Judd as First Bridge Player
Nora Denney as Second Bridge Player
Robert Levine as Avrum Rhinegold
Charles Perkins as Jazz Musician
Allen Monroe as Jazz Musician
Richard Ross as Jazz Musician
Milton Abel as Jazz Musician
Spencer Keesee as Couperin
Marcus Giamatti as Gil Davis
Robin Humphrey as Bridal Gown Lady
Kathy Quinn-Byrne as Paquita
John Anthony as Rod
Jennifer Conforti as Rod's Girl
Tom Hall as Aztec Room Waiter
Joanne Carr as Prison Matron
Robert Westenberg as Ruth's Boyfriend
Florence Hall as The Barrons' Maid
Lee Lambert as Corporal Cipkowski
Jocelyn Hamilton as Florist's Assistant
Andy Knott as Flower Shop Owner
Melissa Newman as Young India at the Pool
Linden Ashby (uncredited)
Malachy McCourt as Dr. Forster (uncredited)
Richard Alan Nichols as Italian Man
Salvatore Licata as young child (uncredited)

± V. Joanne Block as Madeline

Awards

Academy Award

Nominated: Best Actress – Joanne Woodward

Golden Globe Award

Nominated: Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama – Joanne Woodward

Independent Spirit Award

Nominated: Best Female Lead – Joanne Woodward

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award

Won: Best Actress – Joanne Woodward

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

Won: Best Actress – Joanne Woodward
Won: Best Screenplay – Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

References

↑ A visit with Evan Connell accessed 7-30-2015

External links

Merchant Ivory Productions

Films

1960s	The Householder (1963) Shakespeare Wallah (1965) The Guru (1969) The Night of Counting the Years (1969)

1970s	Bombay Talkie (1970) Savages (1972) The Wild Party (1975) Autobiography of a Princess (1975) Roseland (1977) Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures (1978) The Five Forty-Eight (1978) The Europeans (1979)

1980s	Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980) Quartet (1981) The Courtesans of Bombay (1983) Heat and Dust (1983) The Bostonians (1984) A Room with a View (1985) Maurice (1987) The Deceivers (1988) The Perfect Murder (1988) Slaves of New York (1989)

1990s	Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990) The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (1991) Howards End (1992) The Remains of the Day (1993) In Custody (1994) Feast of July (1995) Jefferson in Paris (1995) The Proprietor (1996) Surviving Picasso (1996) Side Streets (1998) A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1999) Cotton Mary (1999)

2000s	The Golden Bowl (2001) The Mystic Masseur (2002) Le Divorce (2003) Heights (2004) The White Countess (2005) The City of Your Final Destination (2007) Before the Rains (2008)

Collaborators and artists

James Ivory Ismail Merchant Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Madhur Jaffrey Saeed Jaffrey Shashi Kapoor Jennifer Kendal Aparna Sen Leela Naidu Tony Pierce-Roberts Richard Robbins Greta Scacchi Helena Bonham Carter Emma Thompson Rupert Graves Hugh Grant James Wilby Simon Callow Anthony Hopkins Glenn Close Uma Thurman Vanessa Redgrave Natasha Richardson Ralph Fiennes

Film portal

Films directed by James Ivory

The Householder (1963)
The Delhi Way (1964)
Shakespeare Wallah (1965)
The Guru (1969)
Bombay Talkie (1970)
Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization (1972)
Savages (1972)
Autobiography of a Princess (1975)
The Wild Party (1975)
Roseland (1977)
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures (1978)
The Five Forty-Eight (1978)
The Europeans (1979)
Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980)
Quartet (1981)
Heat and Dust (1983)
The Bostonians (1984)
A Room with a View (1985)
Maurice (1987)
Slaves of New York (1989)
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)
Howards End (1992)
The Remains of the Day (1993)
Jefferson in Paris (1995)
Lumière and Company (1995)
Surviving Picasso (1996)
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1999)
The Golden Bowl (2001)
Le Divorce (2003)
The White Countess (2005)
The City of Your Final Destination (2007)

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