Bride-to-be Finn Dodd hears tales of romance and sorrow from her elders as they construct a quilt.
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Title: How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
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Kaelynn Craddick | ... | Young Finn |
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Sara Craddick | ... | Young Finn |
| Kate Capshaw | ... | Sally | |
| Adam Baldwin | ... | Finn's Father | |
| Winona Ryder | ... | Finn | |
| Dermot Mulroney | ... | Sam | |
| Ellen Burstyn | ... | Hy | |
| Anne Bancroft | ... | Glady Joe | |
| Maya Angelou | ... | Anna | |
| Alfre Woodard | ... | Marianna | |
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| Jean Simmons | ... | Em | |
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| Denis Arndt | ... | James | |
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Finn is a young graduate student, finishing a master's thesis, and preparing for marriage to her fiance Sam. But thoughts of the end of the free life, and a potential summer fling, intrude. She goes home to her grandmother, where, over the making of her wedding gift by a group of quilting-bee friends, laughter, bickering, love, and advice lead her toward a more open-eyed examination of her course. Written by Bruce Cameron <dumarest@midcoast.com>
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6 October 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$23,574,130Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Music by Louiguy
French lyrics by Édith Piaf
English Lyrics by Mack David
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La Vie en RoseMusic by Louiguy
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Bride-to-be Finn Dodd (Winona Ryder) hears tales of romance and sorrow from her elders as they construct a quilt.
Is this a chick flick or something more? I think it is primarily a chick flick, as it tells multiple romance stories from the point of view of the ladies. But it is not a romantic comedy, which makes it deeper than the average chick flick. And the cast... wow. Winona Ryder, Maya Angelou, Claire Danes and the debut of Jared Leto? That has to make it worth something.
And actually, it was the cast that really made this enjoyable for me. I cared very little about the plot, and definitely did not care about the romances. Finn could be with her boyfriend, a foreign guy or whoever. I don't care who she picks. But the casting was excellent.