If These Walls Could Talk (1996)
Anno di Uscita: 1996
Nazione: United States
Titolo Alternativo: N/A
Regista: Cher, Nancy Savoca
Sceneggiatore: Earl W. Wallace, I. Marlene King, Nancy Savoca, Pamela Wallace, Susan Nanus
Produzione & Genere
Produttore(i):
Compagnie: HBO Films, Moving Pictures
Genere: Drama, Tv Movie
Premi & Simili
Premi: N/A
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Parole Chiave
Parole Chiave: 1950s, 1970s, 1990s, abortion, abortion clinic, dramatic, gunshot, hemorrhage, homicide, illegal abortion, multiple storylines, nurse, pregnancy, pro-life protesters, tragic, unplanned pregnancy, woman director
Trama
The movie 'If These Walls Could Talk' explores the lives of three women who live in the same house at different times and all face unplanned pregnancies. The first story takes place in the early 1950s and follows a recently widowed nurse named Chris, played by Sissy Spacek. She discovers she is pregnant with her deceased husband's child and struggles to decide what to do. Meanwhile, she cares for an elderly patient who has fallen ill due to a self-induced abortion gone wrong. The second story is set in the 1970s and focuses onklotter, a mother of four named Mae, portrayed by Diane Keaton. She's balancing her career as a lawyer with raising her family but feels overwhelmed when she finds out she's pregnant again. In the third story, set in the 1990s, we meet an abortion clinic worker named Franny, played by Holly Hunter, who helps college student Annie (Emilyochondron) make a difficult decision about her unplanned pregnancy.
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Riepilogo
'If These Walls Could Talk' is a powerful and intimate drama directed by Cher and Nancy Savoca. It presents three separate but interconnected stories centering around women facing unplanned pregnancies in different eras – the early 1950s, 1970s, and 1990s. The film explores themes of choice, responsibility, and the changing societal attitudes towards abortion through these narratives. Each vignette offers a unique perspective on the complexities surrounding unintended pregnancies and the decisions women have to make regarding them.
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