Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
The story
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.
- marriage proposal
- wedding vows
- married couple
- marriage
- monogamy
- advice
- quilt
- love
- family holiday
- extramarital affair
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
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
- Directed
- Jocelyn Moorhouse
- Written
- Jane Anderson
Production
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 · 202 ratings
- Studio
- Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment
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