Movie
How to Make an American Quilt
Overview
Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have collected rich experiences and much wisdom.
Details
- Release date
- 1995-10-06
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Winona Ryder as Finn Dodd
- Anne Bancroft as Glady Joe Cleary
- Ellen Burstyn as Hy Dodd
- Kate Nelligan as Constance Saunders
- Jean Simmons as Em
- Maya Angelou as Anna
- Alfre Woodard as Marianna
- Dermot Mulroney as Sam
- Lois Smith as Sophia
- Kate Capshaw as Sally
- Rip Torn as Arthur
- Johnathon Schaech as Leon
Crew
- Jocelyn Moorhouse - Director
- Jane Anderson - Screenplay
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