Bride-to-be Finn Dodd hears tales of romance and sorrow from her elders as they construct a quilt.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
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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 | |
| Lois Smith | ... | Sophia | |
| Jean Simmons | ... | Em | |
| Kate Nelligan | ... | Constance | |
| Denis Arndt | ... | James | |
| Rip Torn | ... | Arthur | |
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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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There's beauty in the patterns of life.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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6 October 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$23,574,130Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$41,174,130Company Credits
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from "Il Trovatore"
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Words by Salvatore Cammarano
Performed by the Robert Shaw Chorale and the RCA Victor Orchestra
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Joanna Going and Adam Baldwin were both in the film "Wyatt Earp". See more »Goofs
When Finn meets Leon at the pool for the first time, she sometimes is shown to be wearing a towel around her waist, and other times there's no towel...(during the same conversation) See more »Quotes
Finn: Young lovers seek perfection. Old lovers learn the art of sewing shreds together and of seeing beauty in a multiplicity of patches.See more »
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Anvil Chorusfrom "Il Trovatore"
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Words by Salvatore Cammarano
Performed by the Robert Shaw Chorale and the RCA Victor Orchestra
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A very moving, beautifully-crafted film. As I have not read the book, I am unable to compare the two. But the movie is enough: the acting is wonderful, although we get only snippets of each actress/actor. The message is wonderful, and the soundtrack is equally touching. I would recommend this to anyone in love, or making a decision about love. Inspiration is abundant in this film about a young woman about to get married and in the process of building a house with her fiance. As she takes the summer away from him to write a thesis and stay with her Grandmother and Great Aunt, she finds them in the middle of making a quilt for her wedding. She also finds a very attractive young man, tempting her to cheat. What follows are stories told by and about each of the women in the quilting circle. The young women discovers that love is not perfect, and that you must take advantage of what you have, and that there is beauty in the known.