# How to Make an American Quilt (1995)

> A young scholar spending the summer with a quilting circle confronts the freedoms, risks, and inherited expectations bound up in marriage.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6767

## Facts

- Runtime: 116 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse
- Cast: Winona Ryder, Anne Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Nelligan, Jean Simmons, Maya Angelou, Alfre Woodard, Dermot Mulroney
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113347/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: warm, nostalgic, wistful, rainy day, book club night

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