Honestly, I wasn't expecting much from this flick but since there was a nice cast, I still wanted to check it out. First of all, I really have to point out how unappealing the title was. I mean, when you hear this title, do you really feel like a giant urge to watch this movie? Not me. It actually reminds of another movie with also a terrible title, 'Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood' (which ... read more
“Honestly, I wasn't expecting much from this flick but since there was a nice cast, I still wanted to check it out. First of all, I really have to point out how unappealing the title was. I mean, when you hear this title, do you really feel like a giant urge to watch this movie? Not me. It actually reminds of another movie with also a terrible title, 'Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood' (which title is the worst? Difficult to choose...). In both movies, you have a young woman who is confused concerning her love life and she gets advise from her mother/grand-mother and her excentric circle of friends. Once again, you have here a rather impressive cast (Winona Ryder, Ellen Burstyn, Anne Bancroft, Alfre Woodard, Jean Simmons, Kate Capshaw, Dermot Mulroney, Rip Torn). Even though Winona Ryd” read more
almaseletiva added this to a list 6 months, 1 week ago
"Enquanto elabora sua tese e se prepara para se casar Finn Dodd (Wynona Ryder), uma jovem mulher, vai morar na casa da sua avó (Ellen Burstyn). Lá estão várias amigas da família, que preparam uma elaborada colcha de retalhos como presente de casamento. Enquanto o trabalho é feito ela ouve o relato de paixões e envolvimentos, nem sempre moralmente aprováveis mas repletos de sentimentos, que estas mulheres tiveram. Neste meio tempo ela se sente atraída por um desconhecido, criando dúvidas"
Sewanee8 added this to a list 1 year, 11 months ago
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The "Real" World: A woman spends time with her grandmother and her grandmother's friends while writing and learning how to quilt.
The inside story: The four old women as young women, growing up, falling in love, and forming the families that they have now.
The tellers of the tales: four old friends around a quilt"
Aprakadabra added this to a list 2 years, 2 months ago