Le Patchwork de la vie
How to Make an American Quilt
Chaque semaine, Glady Joe, sa soeur Hy, et leurs amies Anna, Em, Sophia, Marianna et Constance se retrouvent pour coudre des "quilts" à thèmes. Elles perpétuent ainsi les traditions des pionnières américaines qui, grâce à quelques bouts d'étoffe, tissaient l'histoire de leur pays et de leur vie. Cet été, la venue de Finn, la jeune nièce de Glady Joe, et l'annonce de son probable mariage, inspirent au groupe une composition savante et chatoyante, illustrant les destins contrastés de chacune des "quilteuses". Au fil des jours, les sept femmes se remémorent leurs premières amours, leurs rêves de jeunesse, leurs espoirs tenaces qui ont résisté à toutes les trahisons. Le geste collectif, solidaire et patient, favorise la confidence, apaise les regrets, ordonne et harmonise les fragments du patchwork, qui donneront à Finn la réponse à ses interrogations et la clé de son avenir...
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Cast
Gail Strickland
as The Mrs.
Johnathon Schaech
as Leon
Loren Dean
as Preston
Adam Baldwin
as Finn's Father
Jean Simmons
as Em
Jared Leto
as Beck
Will Estes
as Boy at Party
Kate Nelligan
as Constance Saunders
Alfre Woodard
as Marianna
Rip Torn
as Arthur
Jane Alden
as Em's Mother
María Celedonio
as Young Anna
Denis Arndt
as James
Ari Meyers
as Duff
Anne Bancroft
as Glady Joe Cleary
Samantha Mathis
as Young Sophia
Derrick O'Connor
as Dean
Melinda Dillon
as Mrs. Darling
Claire Danes
as Young Glady Joe
Tim Guinee
as Young Dean
Tamala Jones
as Anna's Great Grandmother
Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly
as Little Anna
Charles Parks
as Male Guest
Kate Capshaw
as Sally
Alicia Goranson
as Young Hy
Michael McElroy
as Baby Pres
Winona Ryder
as Finn Dodd
Ellen Burstyn
as Hy Dodd
Maya Angelou
as Anna
Dermot Mulroney
as Sam
Lois Smith
as Sophia
Joanna Going
as Young Em
Esther Rolle
as Aunt Pauline
Holland Taylor
as Mrs. Rubens
Richard Jenkins
as Howell
Mykelti Williamson
as Winston
Crew
Candace Neal
Key Hair Stylist
Walter F. Parkes
Executive Producer
Jane Anderson
Screenplay
Russell Williams II
Production Sound Mixer
Jill Bilcock
Editor
Dan Bradley
Stunt Coordinator
Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
First Assistant Director
Janusz Kamiński
Director of Photography
P.J. Hogan
Second Unit Director, Thanks
Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer
Patricia Whitcher
Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager
Jocelyn Moorhouse
Director
Risa Bramon Garcia
Casting
Laurie MacDonald
Executive Producer
Mary Vernieu
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