Kaelynn Craddick
Young Finn
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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, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Nelligan and Alfre Woodard.
- $10 million
- October 6, 1995
- Sarah Pillsbury, Midge Sanford
- Thomas Newman
How to Make an American Quilt: Directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse. With Kaelynn Craddick, Sara Craddick, Kate Capshaw, Adam Baldwin. Bride-to-be Finn Dodd hears tales of romance and sorrow from her elders as they construct a quilt.
- (12.5K)
- Jocelyn Moorhouse
- PG-13
- Winona Ryder, Ellen Burstyn, Anne Bancroft
How to Make an American Quilt is a bit of a patchwork from a storytelling standpoint, but a strong ensemble cast led by Winona Ryder helps hold it all together. Read Critics Reviews.
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- Jocelyn Moorhouse
- PG-13
- Winona Ryder
Oct 6, 1995 · "How to Make an American Quilt" begins with the words, "For as long as I can remember . . ." These words, which open a good many nostalgic memoirs, invariably mean that things have gone on in the same way for years and years, but that now everything is about to change. The narrator is Finn (Winona Ryder), a Berkeley student who has returned to her family's roots to spend a last summer before ...
The quilt they are currently working on is Finn's wedding present, a patchwork representing each woman's place of love. As Finn hears the stories of these women, especially of their love lives which has affected the person each is today and the romantic relationships with the men in their lives, Finn applies their lessons to her own life.
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How to Make an American Quilt As a granddaughter prepares for marriage, a group of women sew profound stories of love into a quilt in this drama based on the novel. 1,326 IMDb 6.3 1 h 56 min 1995
As the quilt nears completion, Finn realizes that the gift they've given her is far greater than anything counted in stitches. Maya Angelou, Kate Nelligan, Jean Simmons, Lois Smith, Alfre Woodard, Dermot Mulroney, Samantha Mathis, Claire Danes and Jared Leto co-star in this triumphant and funny film based on the best-selling novel by Whitney Otto.
