Directed by:
Jocelyn MoorhouseScreenplay:
Jane AndersonCinematography:
Janusz KaminskiComposer:
Thomas NewmanCast:
Winona Ryder, Anne Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Nelligan, Alfre Woodard, Kate Capshaw, Adam Baldwin, Dermot Mulroney, Maya Angelou, Lois Smith, Jean Simmons (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Berkeley graduate student Finn is spending the summer at the home of her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe. Surrounded by orange groves in Grasse, California, her grandmother's house is a quiet haven where Finn intends to actually finish her latest thesis, this one on the rituals of women's handiwork in tribal cultures. More important, Finn needs the summer to think over a marriage proposal from her boyfriend, Sam. Her eyes are about to be opened by the women who've seen it all. Hy and Glady Joe's house is also the longtime home of the Grasse Quilting Bee, made up of a group of remarkable women who are Finn's extended family. As they gather to make her wedding quilt, the women tell Finn the stories of the loves that shaped their lives. Tales of true love, betrayal, joy and heartbreak come to life in scenes which span from 1860 to the present, each story as individual as the women themselves. (official distributor synopsis)
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How To Make An American Quilt
Music From The Motion Picture
Label: MCA Records
Year: 1995
Country: USA
Length: 43:03
1. | Quilting Theme | Thomas Newman | 01:43 |
2. | "The Life Before" | Thomas Newman | 02:23 |
3. | "Swinging On A Star" - Bing Crosby | 02:29 | |
4. | Hyacinth & Gladiola | Thomas Newman | 01:41 |
5. | Night Orchard | Thomas Newman | 01:56 |
6. | He Never Came Back | Thomas Newman | 01:47 |
7. | "Cherry, Cherry" - Neil Diamond | 02:43 | |
8. | "You Belong To Me" - Patsy Cline | 03:03 | |
9. | Sophia | Thomas Newman | 02:10 |
10. | The Sensation Of Falling | Thomas Newman | 00:36 |
11. | Foolish Things | Thomas Newman | 00:53 |
12. | "Riffin; At The Ritz" - Benny Goodman | 03:27 | |
13. | At Last" - Ella James | 03:00 | |
14. | Anna Loves / Leaves | Thomas Newman | 01:37 |
15. | Crow | Thomas Newman | 01:16 |
16. | An American Quilt | Thomas Newman | 03:36 |
17. | "I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire" - The Inkspots | 02:59 | |
18. | Portraits / Pond | Thomas Newman | 02:00 |
19. | "Where Love Resides" | Thomas Newman | 01:01 |
20. | The Diver | Thomas Newman | 02:43 |