How to Make an American Quilt

1995
PG-13
1h 57m

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Winona Ryder, Anne Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn, Alfre Woodard, and Kate Nelligan in How to Make an American Quilt (1995)

Bride-to-be Finn Dodd hears tales of romance and sorrow from her elders as they construct a quilt.Bride-to-be Finn Dodd hears tales of romance and sorrow from her elders as they construct a quilt.Bride-to-be Finn Dodd hears tales of romance and sorrow from her elders as they construct a quilt.

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6.3/10

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Awards
- 4 nominations total

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Trivia
Film debut of Jared Leto.

Goofs
When Finn meets Leon at the pool for the first time, the towel around her waist disappears and reappears.

Quotes
Finn: Young lovers seek perfection. Old lovers learn the art of sewing shreds together and of seeing beauty in a multiplicity of patches.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: To Die For/Steal Big, Steal Little/Devil in a Blue Dress/Moonlight and Valentino/The Big Green (1995)

Soundtracks
Matondoni Wedding
Recorded by David Fanshawe
from the album "Kenya & Tanzania: Witchcraft & Ritual Music"
Courtesy of Nonesuch Records
By arrangement with Warner Special Products

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6/10

Chick Flick or More?

Bride-to-be Finn Dodd (Winona Ryder) hears tales of romance and sorrow from her elders as they construct a quilt.

Is this a chick flick or something more? I think it is primarily a chick flick, as it tells multiple romance stories from the point of view of the ladies. But it is not a romantic comedy, which makes it deeper than the average chick flick. And the cast... wow. Winona Ryder, Maya Angelou, Claire Danes and the debut of Jared Leto? That has to make it worth something.

And actually, it was the cast that really made this enjoyable for me. I cared very little about the plot, and definitely did not care about the romances. Finn could be with her boyfriend, a foreign guy or whoever. I don't care who she picks. But the casting was excellent.