drama

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

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.

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.

gently satirical

Connell's novels Mrs. Bridge (1959) and Mr. Bridge (1969) are bittersweet, gently satirical portraits of a conventional, unimaginative upper middle-class couple living in Kansas City from the 1920s to the 1940s.

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.