How to Make an American Quilt
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| Directed by | Jocelyn Moorhouse |
| Produced by | Sarah Pillsbury Midge Sanford |
| Written by | Whitney Otto (novel) Jane Anderson (screenplay) |
| Starring | Winona Ryder Anne Bancroft Ellen Burstyn Kate Nelligan Alfre Woodard |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | October 6, 1995 (USA) |
| Running time | 117 min. |
| Language | English |
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How to Make an American Quilt is a 1995 movie which was directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse and stars Winona Ryder. It is based on a novel of the same name by Whitney Otto.
[edit] Story
The story centers on the stories of several women in a quilting bee as they construct a quilt as a wedding gift for a members' daughter. Finn Dodd (Winona Ryder) is a graduate student working on her master's thesis while planning her upcoming marriage. While at home she hears the stories the women have to offer which leads her to think about her life and where it is headed.
[edit] Cast
- Winona Ryder .... Finn Dodd
- Anne Bancroft .... Glady Joe Cleary
- Ellen Burstyn .... Hy Dodd
- Kate Nelligan .... Constance Saunders
- Alfre Woodard .... Marianna
- Kaelynn Craddick .... Young Finn
- Sara Craddick .... Young Finn
- Kate Capshaw .... Sally, Finn's Mother
- Adam Baldwin .... Finn's Father
- Dermot Mulroney .... Sam
- Maya Angelou .... Anna
- Lois Smith .... Sophia Darling Richards
- Jean Simmons .... Em Reed
- Denis Arndt .... James
- Paige and Ryanne Kettner .... Little Evie/Little Duff
- Rip Torn .... Arthur Cleary
- Samantha Mathis .... Young Sophia Darling Richards
- Claire Danes .... Young Glady Jo Cleary
- Jared Leto .... Beck
- Mykelti Williamson .... Winston
