The film Mr. & Mrs. Bridge is about a rich Midwestern lawyer (Paul Newman), his wife (Joanne Woodward) and their children. They grow apart in the World War II era. The film with Woodward was not directed by Paul Newman; it is by James Ivory (1928).

As a director Ivory is known on several continents for his film making. He has a true international scope. As a three-time Academy Award nominee for best director, he is responsible for such films as A Room with a View and The Remains of the Day.

Ivory has more than 40 years as an independent filmmaker. In the book by Robert E. Long, "James Ivory in Conversation," Ivory comments on his world-traveling career. Items include: his growing up in Oregon (he is not an Englishman, as most Europeans and many Americans think), his involvement with documentary films, his discovery of India, his friendships and explosive relations with celebrated figures.

With films directed by Paul Newman and featuring Joanne Woodward, they include: Harry & Son (1984), The Glass Menagerie (1987), and Rachel, Rachel (1968). In Harry & Son, it is about the relationship between a blue-collar worker and his son, who fails at various odd jobs while aspiring to be a writer. In The Glass Menagerie, the focus is on the memories of Tom Wingfield. Tom is a 1937 character who is an aspiring poet. He works in a shoe warehouse to support his mother and sister. With Rachel, Rachel: it is a tale of a spinster schoolteacher who experiences real driving passion.

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