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How to Make an American Quilt
“There's beauty in the patterns of life.”
6.4 / 10• 1995• 1h 56m•PG-13• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Winona Ryder
Finn Dodd
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jocelyn Moorhouse's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. How to Make an American Quilt is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
