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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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title directed by woman | younger version of character | love | marriage | wedding |Taglines:
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EnglishRelease Date:
6 October 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Recuerdos de amores pasados See more »Edit
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Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$23,574,130Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$41,174,130Company Credits
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Written by L.E. White
Performed by Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty
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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 »Soundtracks
After the Fire Is GoneWritten by L.E. White
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Winona Ryder spends a summer with her aunts while writing her thesis and deciding whether to marry her fiancée Dermot Mulroney. She learns about life and love through her aunts and friends while they sew a huge quilt together. Good, well-done but there's too much material for one movie. There are 5 flashbacks along with the main story and they're given very short shrift. The real pleasure is seeing a bunch of pros (Ellen Burnstyn, Anne Bancroft, Winona Ryder, etc) act with a talented then-unknown cast (Jonathan Schaech, Claire Danes, Mulroney, etc etc)... everyone's good and on target. Nothing new script-wise but I was never bored. Also good to see the late Esther Rolle and Jared Leto in small bits. Worth catching, but very talky at times.