How to Make an American Quilt (1995)

Directed by

Jocelyn Moorhouse

Genre

drama film, romance film, female buddy film, coming-of-age film, romantic comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 200 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young graduate student visits her grandmother for the summer and becomes engaged. The older women in her grandmother's quilting circle share their own stories of love and marriage, helping the student reflect on her own relationship.

warmreflectivegentlenostalgicbittersweetquietheartfeltconversational

What happens

How to Make an American Quilt is a 1995 American drama film based on the 1991 novel 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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