How to Make an American Quilt (1995)

Name: How to Make an American Quilt
Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1995-10-06
Duration: 1 h 56 min
Cast: Winona Ryder, Anne Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Nelligan

Drama Romance

Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse

Cast: Winona Ryder, Anne Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Nelligan

Runtime116 min

Rating12

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Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have collected rich experiences and much wisdom.

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How to Make an American Quilt is a 1995 American drama film based on the 1991 novel of the same name by Whitney Otto. Directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse, the film features Winona Ryder, Anne Bancroft, Maya Angelou, Jean Simmons, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Nelligan and Alfre Woodard. It is notable as being Jared Leto's film debut. Amblin Entertainment optioned Otto's novel in 1991, and were able to persuade Steven Spielberg to finance the screenplay's development. How to Make an American Quilt received mixed reviews from critics. It was a box-office success, grossing $41 million against a $10 million budget. The film was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.