drama

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

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.

slice-of-life family drama

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

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 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.

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.