''The Bridge'' is a 1992
independent film
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based on the novel by
Maggie Hemingway. Directed by
Sydney Macartney
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, it stars
Saskia Reeves
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Early lif ...
,
David O'Hara
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,
Joss Ackland
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,
Rosemary Harris
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,
Anthony Higgins, and
Geraldine James
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Biography Early life and family
James was born in Maidenhead, Berkshire, to a cardiologist father and an alcoholic mother, who had been a nurse. She failed her ...
. It was released in 1992.
Synopsis
In the hot summer of 1887, life seems idyllic when Isobel Hetherington and her three young daughters moved into their seaside residence. But when
Philip Wilson Steer
Philip Wilson Steer (28 December 1860 – 18 March 1942) was a British painter of landscapes, seascapes plus portraits and figure studies. He was also an influential art teacher. His sea and landscape paintings made him a leading figure in ...
arrives for his annual painting visit, a chain of events set off to change their lives forever. Overcome by his first sight of Isobel, Steer immediately decides to capture her on canvas; and as the painting grows, so does their love for each other. But jealousy and tragedy eventually force them to confront reality.
Cast
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of this film was released in 1992 by Demon Records.
# Opening Titles: "Painting" (2:03)
# Quay House (2:03)
# Arriving In Suffolk (2:17)
# The Storm (3:28)
# Reginald & Isobel Return to London (3:09)
# The Sitting (2:19)
# Walberswick Fete (4:27)
# Fireworks (1:45)
# France (4:38)
# The Kiss (1:44)
# Love Theme: 'I Only Have One Subject Now' (2:18)
# Reginald's Proposition (1:52)
# Mr. Todd's Release (1:27)
# What Did You See Emma? (1:29)
# The Garden (2:25)
# Leaving Without Saying Goodbye (1:20)
# We've Come To An Arrangement (0:55)
# The Bridge (03:42)
# End Titles: "Steer's Theme" (2:54)
Home media releases
The film was released on
VHS in 1992, but it has never been released as a
DVD
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. It is currently available through a number of
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subscription channels.
External links
''The Bridge'' (1992 film)at the
Internet Movie Database
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British romantic drama films
1992 independent films
1990s English-language films
1990s British films