slice-of-life family drama

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge is a nuanced slice-of-life family drama that ultimately evokes little emotion.

a 1990 american dramatic film, based on the novel by Evan S. Connell

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge is a 1990 american dramatic film, based on the novel by Evan S. Connell.

a 1990 American drama film based on the novels by Evan S. Connell of the same name

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge is a 1990 American drama film based on the novels by Evan S. Connell of the same name.

a 1990 drama film directed by James Ivory and starring Paul Newman as Walter Bridge, Joanne Woodward as India Bridge, and Saundra McClain as their maid, Harriet

Mr. and Mrs. Bridge is a 1990 drama film directed by James Ivory and starring Paul Newman as Walter Bridge, Joanne Woodward as India Bridge, and Saundra McClain as their maid, Harriet.

the saga of a clean-cut, “upper-class” couple who increasingly find their post-WWII world and traditional belief systems challenged by a changing society

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge is the saga of a clean-cut, “upper-class” couple who increasingly find their post-WWII world and traditional belief systems challenged by a changing society.

a nuanced slice-of-life family drama that ultimately evokes little emotion

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge is a nuanced slice-of-life family drama that ultimately evokes little emotion.

a poignant and thought-provoking film that explores the complexities of family, class, and tradition

Overall, Mr. and Mrs. Bridge is a poignant and thought-provoking film that explores the complexities of family, class, and tradition.

a basically plotless novel

Mrs. Bridge is a basically plotless novel, but a basically plotless novel is not plotless in the way to which we are most used: a man walks around, or lies around, or takes an escalator ride, and thinks about things.