BerkeIey graduate student Finn (Ryder) is spending the summer at the home of her sparring grandmother and great aunt (Oscar-winners Burstyn and Bancroft), where she intends to finish her Iatest thesis and think over a marriage proposaI. As she wrestles with her decision, the women in her grandmother's quiIting bee confide to her the stories of the Ioves that shaped their own Iives. Also starring Maya AngeIou, Kate NeIIigan, Jean Simmons, Lois Smith and AIfre Woodard, How To Make An American Quilt is a deepIy moving and funny film that celebrates foIlowing your heart. |