How to Make an American Quilt (1995)

  • PG-13
  • 10/06/1995 (US)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 1h 56m

There's beauty in the patterns of life.

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.

Jane Anderson

Screenplay

Jocelyn Moorhouse

Director

Whitney Otto

Novel

Cast

Winona Ryder's headshot

Winona Ryder

Finn Dodd
Anne Bancroft's headshot

Anne Bancroft

Glady Joe Cleary
Ellen Burstyn's headshot

Ellen Burstyn

Hy Dodd
Kate Nelligan's headshot

Kate Nelligan

Constance Saunders
Jean Simmons's headshot

Jean Simmons

Em
Maya Angelou's headshot

Maya Angelou

Anna
Alfre Woodard's headshot

Alfre Woodard

Marianna
Dermot Mulroney's headshot

Dermot Mulroney

Sam

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