Review: ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ is the Perfect Romance

Clint Eastwood’s 1995 masterpiece is one of the best films of its kind

A still from The Bridges of Madison County, via Malpaso Productions/Warner Bros. Pictures/Amblin Entertainment

When I was really starting to dig into Clint Eastwood’s work as a director, I remember having doubts about The Bridges of Madison County. The work of Eastwood that I had seen up to that point had almost exclusively revolved around flawed male…