How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt (1995)

There's beauty in the patterns of life.

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.

Date of release
1995-10-06
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (202)
Runtime
1h 56m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Jocelyn Moorhouse

Casting

  • Winona Ryder — Finn Dodd
  • Anne Bancroft — Glady Joe Cleary
  • Ellen Burstyn — Hy Dodd
  • Kate Nelligan — Constance Saunders
  • Jean Simmons — Em
  • Maya Angelou — Anna
  • Alfre Woodard — Marianna
  • Dermot Mulroney — Sam
  • Lois Smith — Sophia
  • Kate Capshaw — Sally
  • Rip Torn — Arthur
  • Johnathon Schaech — Leon

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