Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes62%
202 audience votes
Key crew
- Jocelyn MoorhouseDirector
- Thomas NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Jane AndersonScreenplay
Cast
- Winona RyderFinn Dodd
- Anne BancroftGlady Joe Cleary
- Ellen BurstynHy Dodd
- Kate NelliganConstance Saunders
- Jean SimmonsEm
- Maya AngelouAnna
- Alfre WoodardMarianna
- Dermot MulroneySam
- Lois SmithSophia
- Kate CapshawSally
- Rip TornArthur
- Johnathon SchaechLeon
Stills
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Themes
marriage proposalwedding vowsmarried couplemarriagemonogamyadvicequiltlovefamily holidayextramarital affairgrandmotherwoman director