If These Walls Could Talk 2 (TV 2000)

Trio of stories about lesbian couples in three different decades.

Directors:

Jane Anderson, Martha Coolidge,

Writers:

Jane Anderson, Sylvia Sichel (teleplay),

Stars:

Vanessa Redgrave, Marian Seldes, Paul Giamatti

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vanessa Redgrave	...	Edith Tree (segment "1961")
Marian Seldes	...	Abby Hedley (segment "1961")
Paul Giamatti	...	Ted Hedley (segment "1961")
Elizabeth Perkins	...	Alice Hedley (segment "1961")
Jenny O'Hara	...	Marge Carpenter (segment "1961")
Marley McClean	...	Maggie Hedley (segment "1961")
Donald Elson	...	Sam (segment "1961")
Susan Mosher	...	Nurse June (segment "1961")
Lisa Welti	...	Nurse Trish (segment "1961")
Jill Brennan	...	Nurse Betty (segment "1961")
C.J. Bates	...	Nurse Murphy (segment "1961") (as C J Bates)
Michelle Williams	...	Linda (segment "1972")
Chloë Sevigny	...	Amy (segment "1972")
Nia Long	...	Karen (segment "1972")
Natasha Lyonne	...	Jeanne (segment "1972")

Storyline

Semi-follow up of the first "If These Walls Could Talk" with three segments set in the same house, but with different occupants which spans nearly 40 years. While the first film delt with women and the topic of abortion, this deals with women and the topic of lesbianism.

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Plot Keywords:

lesbian | sperm bank | hospital | 2000s | butch | 

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Taglines:

Women love women

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality, language and some drug content

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 March 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Desejo Proibido

Filming Locations:

1972 Canyon Drive, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Home Box Office (HBO), Team Todd

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Black and White (archive footage) Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Fran: Do you think it's selfish, wanting to bring a child into this world?
Kal: What do you mean?
Fran: I mean, aside from all the craziness and the violence, and if it's our child, it'll get teased. It's gonna have to defend us.
Kal: Maybe, but kids get teased. All kids get teased. It's a part of childhood, isn't it? And hopefully by the time our child is old enough to know what discrimination is, the world will have changed a bit.
Fran: If it doesn't?
Kal: If it doesn't is an interesting question because it always has. All I...

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Connections

Spoofs Boys Don't Cry (1999)

User Reviews

Lovely.

A lovely movie. Forget comments about the (apparently) "overt" love/sex scenes. If this was a movie featuring straight/heterosexual love scenes, such comments would not be made.

An interesting symmetry with the original . . . Anne Heche appeared (as actress) in the third story of "If These Walls Could Talk", and here directs and writes the third story of "ITWCT 2".

Michelle Williams (so very different than in "Dawson's Creek"!), Chloe Sevigny (always excellent), Sharon Stone, Ellen Degeneres, and (most importantly) Vanessa Redgrave give excellent performances.

A lovely, lyrical examination of lesbian love - and indeed love and life in general - throughout three very different decades.

Highly recommended.

You'll laugh . . . you'll cry . . . you'll love this movie.