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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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This is a film which improves the better you know it! It tells the story of a homely Quilting "Bee" who settle down to make a Wedding Quilt for the daughter of one of their circle. The theme of the quilt is "Where True Love Resides". Over the process of its creation we learn about the personal loves and lives of each of the quilters. Each has to find her own way to face her life challenges. A sister's betrayal, a passion for diving, a husband's dessertion,love of dog, love of a feckless artist and being alone on the road with nothing but an old heirloom of a quilt... I love this film. The whole thing is pulled together in the end by the quilt and a realisation that true love is often not quite where you expect it.
Yes, it's a GIRL'S film but so what? Are we inferior or something? ...and the finished quilt is beautiful!
Yes, it's a GIRL'S film but so what? Are we inferior or something? ...and the finished quilt is beautiful!
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
I found this film incredibly moving. It follows the stories of several women who are making patches for a quilt to give to Winona Ryder's character. The women each make a patch that shows where they find their happiness, and the film goes on to show each of their stories. I cried throughout the whole film because most of the women had been betrayed by men and ended up with depressing lives. Some of my friends aren't as enthusiastic about the film as i am, but it touched my heart.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Perhaps one of the hardest things to accept about life is that we have to learn to live with imperfections..... In a brilliantly honest, compelling and reflective way, this film manages to express this idea completely, yet, strangely, evoking in the audience a desire to strive for something better.
Beautiful and inspiring; I watched this film at a particular time when I felt I could have been each of the characters in some way...it affected me as much as to make me act on my impulse and change parts of my life. I would recommend this to anyone who has no illusions about love and who is moved by the idea of reflecting on life.
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