How to Make an American Quilt

Winona Ryder is 26-year-old Finn Dodd, a young woman working on her thesis on handicraft, who travels to her North California hometown while considering the marriage proposal of her boyfriend (Dermot Mulroney). She meets a group of women working on a wedding quilt, and takes meaningful guidance as they relate stories of love in their lives. Affecting take on the Whitney Otto novel co-stars Kate Nelligan, Jean Simmons, Alfre Woodard, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Capshaw, and Anne Bancroft. 117 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.