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How to Make an American Quilt (1995)

PG-13 · 1995-10-06 · 1h 56m · EN
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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.

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Jocelyn MoorhouseDirector
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$10M
Box office
$41.2M

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Winona RyderWinona RyderFinn DoddAnne BancroftAnne BancroftGlady Joe ClearyEllen BurstynEllen BurstynHy DoddKate NelliganKate NelliganConstance SaundersJean SimmonsJean SimmonsEmMaya AngelouMaya AngelouAnnaAlfre WoodardAlfre WoodardMariannaDermot MulroneyDermot MulroneySamLois SmithLois SmithSophiaKate CapshawKate CapshawSallyRip TornRip TornArthurJohnathon SchaechJohnathon SchaechLeon

Keywords

LoveWoman directorMarriage proposalFamily holidayMarried coupleMarriageExtramarital affairAdviceGrandmotherWedding vowsMonogamyQuilt

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Genre affinityDrama · RomanceTheme affinityLove · Woman Director · Marriage ProposalMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityRomance · Family HolidayDirector preference120190

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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.

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