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.
Directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse
marriage proposal
wedding vows
married couple
marriage
monogamy
advice
quilt
love
family holiday
extramarital affair
grandmother
woman director
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Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
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Cast
Winona Ryder
Finn Dodd
Anne Bancroft
Glady Joe Cleary
Ellen Burstyn
Hy Dodd
Kate Nelligan
Constance Saunders
Jean Simmons
Em
Maya Angelou
Anna
Alfre Woodard
Marianna
Dermot Mulroney
Sam
Lois Smith
Sophia
Kate Capshaw
Sally
Rip Torn
Arthur
Johnathon Schaech
Leon
Crew
Jocelyn Moorhouse
Director
Jane Anderson
Screenplay
Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer
Janusz Kamiński
Director of Photography
Laurie MacDonald
Executive Producer
Patricia Whitcher
Co-Producer
Walter F. Parkes
Executive Producer
P.J. Hogan
Second Unit Director
Mary Vernieu
Casting
Risa Bramon Garcia
Casting
Patricia Whitcher
Unit Production Manager
Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
First Assistant Director
Popular Reviews
57 reviews
RowanPRO
5.0★ · 01/21/26
Idek what the plot was
Idek what the plot was
elise
6.0★ · 04/22/25
maya angelou and winona ryder my dream blunt rotation <3
maya angelou and winona ryder my dream blunt rotation <3
marilagskie
5.8★ · 01/22/25
I think the hardest part about being a woman is having woman friends
I think the hardest part about being a woman is not being able to just be friends with a man
This could’ve been edited better but I like women stories.
I think the hardest part about being a woman is having woman friends
I think the hardest part about being a woman is not being able to just be friends with a man
This could’ve been edited better but I like women stories.
