How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt (1995)

Directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse

1h 56m

Drama

| Romance

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.

Cast

Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder

Finn Dodd

Anne Bancroft

Anne Bancroft

Glady Joe Cleary

Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

Hy Dodd

Kate Nelligan

Kate Nelligan

Constance Saunders

Jean Simmons

Jean Simmons

Em

Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

Anna

Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard

Marianna

Dermot Mulroney

Dermot Mulroney

Sam

Lois Smith

Lois Smith

Sophia

Crew

Jane Anderson

Jane Anderson

Screenplay

Thomas Newman

Thomas Newman

Original Music Composer

Janusz Kamiński

Janusz Kamiński

Director of Photography

Jill Bilcock

Jill Bilcock

Editor

Sarah Pillsbury

Sarah Pillsbury

Producer

Jocelyn Moorhouse

Jocelyn Moorhouse

Director

P.J. Hogan

P.J. Hogan

Second Unit Director

Laurie MacDonald

Laurie MacDonald

Executive Producer

Ed Verreaux

Ed Verreaux

Art Direction

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