A View from the Bridge

  • Drama
1/19/1962
110
NR

Arthur Miller's Drama of Love and Obsession

Eddie Carbone, a Brooklyn longshoreman is unhappily married to Beatrice and unconsciously in love with Catherine, the niece that they have raised from childhood. Into his house come two brothers, illegal immigrants, Marco and Rodolpho. Catherine falls in love with Rudolpho; and Eddie, tormented but unable to admit even to himself his quasi-incestuous love, reports the illegal immigrants to the authorities.

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      • Geronimo1967

        Often, when you get films with multiple production countries behind them, you can end up with a bit of a mess that ties to pander more to its investors rather than its audience. Here, the casting of Raf Vallone as the increasingly troubled Eddie and a selection of other European actors actually helped to authenticate the Tower of Babel that New York City actually was. He is a manual worker who has long since only being going through the motions with wife Be (Maureen Stapleton) whilst becoming increasingly infatuated with his niece Catherine (Carol Lawrence). When two of her cousins arrive on the doorstep, promising that they are looking for work, they sleep on the couch and fairly swiftly she takes a bit of a shine to Rodolpho (Jean Sorel) ...

        August 17, 2025

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