
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.
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

Samantha Mathis
Young Sophia

Joanna Going
Young Em

Esther Rolle
Aunt Pauline

Jared Leto
Beck

Claire Danes
Young Glady Joe

Alicia Goranson
Young Hy

Holland Taylor
Mrs. Rubens

Tim Guinee
Young Dean

Derrick O'Connor
Dean

Loren Dean
Preston

Melinda Dillon
Mrs. Darling

Richard Jenkins
Howell

Denis Arndt
James

Adam Baldwin
Finn's Father

Michael McElroy
Baby Pres

Ari Meyers
Duff

Jane Alden
Em's Mother

Tamala Jones
Anna's Great Grandmother
Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly
Little Anna

Will Estes
Boy at Party

Mykelti Williamson
Winston
Kaela Green
Evie
Kaelynn Craddick
Young Finn
Sara Craddick
Young Finn

Gail Strickland
The Mrs.
Krysten Lee Wilson
Baby Duff
Kellie Lynn Wilson
Baby Duff
Brian McElroy
Baby Pres
Paige Kettner
Little Evie
Ryanne Kettner
Little Evie
Annie Mae Hunter
Little Duff
Matt Zusser
Pres
David Williams
Em's Father
Harvey E. Lee Jr.
Anna's Great Grandfather
Debra Stricklin
Lady Guest

María Celedonio
Young Anna

Charles Parks
Male Guest
Jonah Rooney
Boy at Party
Crew

Jocelyn Moorhouse
Director

Jane Anderson
Screenplay
Whitney Otto
Novel
Jill Bilcock
Editor

Janusz Kamiński
Director of Photography

Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
First Assistant Director
Sean Hobin
Second Assistant Director
Kris Nielsen
Production Coordinator
Deborah Jelin Newmyer
Executive Producer

Laurie MacDonald
Executive Producer

Walter F. Parkes
Executive Producer
Sarah Pillsbury
Producer
Midge Sanford
Producer

Patricia Whitcher
Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager
Erika Schleich
Production Assistant
Leslie Dilley
Production Design, Second Unit Director
Mitch Dubin
Camera Operator
Erica Frauman
Post Production Coordinator
Martin Cohen
Post Production Supervisor

Risa Bramon Garcia
Casting

Mary Vernieu
Casting
Ruth Myers
Costume Design

Candace Neal
Key Hair Stylist
Robert L. Stevenson
Hairstylist
Janine Rath-Thompson
Hairstylist
Valli O'Reilly
Key Makeup Artist
Lynne K. Eagan
Makeup Artist
Mindy Hall
Makeup Artist

P.J. Hogan
Second Unit Director, Thanks
Terry Rodman
Supervising Sound Editor
Richard Burton
Sound Editor

Russell Williams II
Production Sound Mixer
Stephen McGehee
Lighting Technician
Willie E. Dawkins
Lighting Technician
Martin Becker
Special Effects Supervisor, Special Effects

Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer
Tim Sexton
Music Supervisor
Bill Bernstein
Music Editor
Marvin March
Set Decoration
Leslie Park
Script Supervisor

Dan Bradley
Stunt Coordinator
Jim Kwiatkowski
Key Grip
Ed Verreaux
Art Direction
Jerry Molen
Thanks
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