If These Walls Could Talk | 
| Director: Savoca, Nancy Actors: Vaughn Armstrong, Dena Burton, Kevin Cooney, Marie Decicco, Tim Dekay Studio: Hbo Home Video Category: DVD
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Rating: 53 reviews Sales Rank: 9980
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Ntsc Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled) Rating: R (Restricted) Region: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 DVD Layers: 1 DVD Sides: 1 Picture Format: Academy Ratio Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 97 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 1 Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: HBOD91365D ISBN: 0783116896 UPC: 026359136528 EAN: 9780783116891 ASIN: 0783116896
Theatrical Release Date: October 13, 1996 Release Date: March 21, 2000 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Amazon.com Virtually no one is ambivalent about abortion; the issue polarizes people like no other. HBO tackles the subject head-on with a trilogy of shorts, and, regardless of your opinion on the topic, If These Walls Could Talk is a bold and provocative examination of how the laws and attitudes about abortion in the United States have both changed drastically and remained so much the same. Three women, three time periods, one house: each finds herself in trouble and must face the overwhelming decision about what to do with the unwanted pregnancy. The first segment is the most powerful, featuring Demi Moore as a young, recently widowed nurse in 1952. With no one to turn to and limited financial means, her options are few. Catherine Keener costars as her harshly judgmental sister-in-law. The next piece occurs in 1974, as Sissy Spacek, a mother of four who is trying to earn a college degree, discovers she's pregnant with her fifth child. Her utterly modern feminist daughter encourages Spacek to get a newly legal abortion, but it's a complex decision. In the final segment, college student Anne Heche becomes pregnant by her married professor. Her best friend, played by Jada Pinkett, is resolutely against abortion and the two wrangle over right and wrong. As the young woman tries to learn about her options, she finds herself enmeshed in the pro-life demonstrations outside the abortion clinic. Cher, who directs this segment (the other two are directed by Nancy Savoca), costars as a doctor at the clinic. While trying to be evenhanded and demonstrating the different choices different women make, the film does have a decidedly pro-choice leaning. Yet the power of the movie is undeniable and it raises significant questions on both sides of the abortion debate, making it an important film for women (and men) everywhere to watch and talk about. --Jenny Brown
Product Description A RECENTLY WIDOWED NURSE, A HARD WORKING MOTHER OF FOUR, A STUDENT FACING THE GREATEST TEST OF HER LIFE. THREE WOMEN MUST MAKE ONE DECISION THAT WILL SHAPE THE REST OF THEIR LIVES, HOW TO DEAL WITH AN UNPLANNED PREGNANCY. SPECIAL FEATURES: CAST AND CREW BIOGRAPHIES, ENGLISH, FRENCH & SPANISH SUBTITLES.
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Overall, a pretty good movie May 15, 2009 Erin M. Walker (Monterey, CA) Normally I wouldn't have picked this video up and watched it. It was a requirement for a humanities class I was taking. I watched a few diffrent movies about abortion and I would say that this one was closer to the bottom of the list of favorites. I think my problem was that it moved through the stories too quickly. I did end up learning a little bit about abortion and how it can effect more than the woman having the abortion. Overall, I would say that it was a good movie. The DVD I received was in excellent condition and arrived quicker than quoted. Thanks for an excellent product!
Powerfully Poignant January 6, 2009 Amos Lassen (Little Rock, Arkansas) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
"If These Walls Could Talk" Powerfully Poignant Amos Lassen A trilogy of stories set in the same house; "If These Walls Could Talk" was a special on HBO but is now available on DVD. It spans 40 years and looks at various women and moral crises over pregnancies and the choice for abortion, One story takes place in 1952 when abortion was illegal, another in 1974 when a woman realizes that she cannot handle other child in addition to the four she already has and the third in 1996 when a college student opts for an abortion without realizing the consequences of going through one. What the film shows is that woman's choice for abortion is not an east decision. There are many reasons for unexpected pregnancy. In each of the three short films, we have a woman faced with that decision and we get a look at both internal and externals forces a women must contend with before she makes the ultimate decision. The film disturbs and it plays on the emotions. Demi Moore, Sissy Spacek and Anne Heche all give wonderful performances as women who are at odds with their family members, with friends and with society over the situations that they are in. Each of the separate films is also an excellent example of what goes through a woman's mind. This is not for a person who is light of heart but this an excellent film with a wonderful cast.
Very Good August 28, 2008 James Williams The movie came in excellent condition, the shipping was good time, and the movie itself was pretty good.
Never again October 27, 2007 rosco (St. Paul, MN) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
We can never put women in this situation again. These freaks are out harassing people who are choosing to have a legal surgery. They say they are Christians and harass and kill those who are pro choice....when did Jesus say that was ok? Hypocrites!
Excellent, well planned and educational October 23, 2007 Sarah (USA) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The movie is about 3 women, all in differnt periods of time in the US that are faced with an unwanted pregnancy. All make different choices. Demi Moore portrays a women in the forties who undergoes a back alley abortion, the next women is in the 70's when abortion was made legal. She is married and thought she was through having children until faced with an unintended pregnancy. The third women is a modern day college student who had an affair with her married professor. She faces the carzy pro-life protesters. Cher plays an abortion doctor. The ending is shocking. The movie is extremly accurate, there was definetly research and thought put into it. When Cher is performing the abortion on girl number 3, all the medical instruments that are used in real abortions are layed out. This is a very intense movie, not something that you would watch on a Saturday night with the kids, but more of an educational movie that you would want to have a discussion about after. I would reccomend it for high schools/colleges to get a glimpse of how abortion, and womens rights have evolved. This movie definetly wieghs on the pro-choice side, but also shows that pro-choice is also not pro-abortion.
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