24. The Bridges of Madison County

“This kind of certainty comes but once in a lifetime”

The four days Francesca (Meryl Streep) spends with photographer Robert Kincaid (Clint Eastwood) while her husband and children are away at the Iowa State Fair are the most significant in her life. But she’s torn between her familial obligations and the special connection with this man she’s met. Ultimately, she decides to stay in Iowa. It’s only years later after her death that her children discover her diaries and learn about this time in their mother’s life.