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Thus, both know their relationship is doomed. The part of her that would jump and leave at the drop of a hat is long gone, for fear of instilling a bad message to her children. Francesca, meanwhile, ditched her dreams long ago to have children. Taking him all over the world, he is devoted to the world to the detriment of his relationships with women. Robert is not married to a woman, but is married to his work. Quickly falling for him, their relationship is brief, just four days, but very much akin to the one in Brief Encounter. However, photographer Robert Kincaid comes to town to take pictures of the bridges of her Iowa hometown for a National Geographic spread. With her husband and children out of town for a few days, she plans on just getting some time away from them and breathing. In 1965, Francesca is an unhappy housewife. Both a passionate and mournful look at love, the film is a brilliantly constructed look at relationships. Set in both 1965 and the present day, the film looks at the affair between Francesca Johnson (Meryl Streep) and Robert Kincaid (Clint Eastwood) as it occurs and as it is viewed by Francesca's two children as they learn about it after their mother's death. Portraying two people meeting for a fleeting few days in 1965, this film is a transcendent look at love and denial that is positively heart wrenching.
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Though it is possible that Eastwood did not take inspiration from Lean's film, the two are incredibly similar thematically and plot-wise. Though it is possible that Eastwood did not take inspiration from Lean's film, the two are incredibly similar thematically and After watching David Lean's brilliant film Brief Encounter yesterday, it seems like fate that I would encounter Clint Eastwood's The Bridges of Madison County. After watching David Lean's brilliant film Brief Encounter yesterday, it seems like fate that I would encounter Clint Eastwood's The Bridges of Madison County.