Underplayed Gems

If These Walls Could Talk (1996)

If These Walls Could Talk poster
Directed by
Cher
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
R
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 82 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Three stories take place in the same house in different decades. Each story follows a woman dealing with an unwanted pregnancy and the social pressures of her time.

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What happens

If These Walls Could Talk is a 1996 American anthology television film, broadcast on HBO. It follows the plights of three women and their experiences with abortion. Starring Anne Heche, Cher, Demi Moore, and Sissy Spacek, each of the three stories takes place in the same house, albeit 22 years apart (in 1952, 1974, and 1996, respectively). All three segments were co-written by Nancy Savoca, who directed the first and second segments; Cher directed the third segment, and was an executive producer, along with Moore and Suzanne Todd. The women's experiences in each vignette are designed to portray the popular views of society on abortion during each of the respective decades shown. Debuting at the Toronto International Film Festival, If These Walls Could Talk became a surprise success, becoming the highest-rated movie in HBO history. It was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Television Movie, and three Golden Globe Awards, including Best Miniseries or Television Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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