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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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 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 97 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3 Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.5 x 0.6
MPN: 91365 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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| • | IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK is a powerful, intimate portrait of how times and freedoms have changed, It will shock you. It will surprise you. And no matter where you stand on the issue, it will force you to think again. A recently widowed nurse (Demi Moore) struggling to take control of her life in the early 50's. A mother of four (Sissy Spacek) overwhelmed by trying to raise a family and maintain a |
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Product Description IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK is a powerful intimate portrait of how times and freedoms have changed It will shock you. It will surprise you. And no matter where you stand on the issue it will force you to think again. A recently widowed nurse (Demi Moore) struggling to take control of her life in the early 50's. A mother of four (Sissy Spacek) overwhelmed by trying to raise a family and maintain a career in the 70's. A young student (Anne Heche) making a decision with the help of one woman (Cher) that will change the course of both their lives in the 90's. These women living in the same house at different times share one thing in common-The decision they must come to on how to deal with an unplanned pregnancy.Running Time: 97 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 026359136528
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
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Intense Movie January 21, 2010 Douglas Brown (Asbury Park, NJ) By far, this film is full of ethical conflict. The immense decisions about life are tortuous to see at times in the lives of each woman. As always, Diana Scarwid is the best in the 3rd short film.
Thank you for your great service September 12, 2009 Courtney M. Clapp (Lincoln, NE USA) The product arrived in no time at all and in great condition. I was pleased with my experience and liked that they let a thank you note in the movie for purchasing from them. I would definitely do service with you again. Thanks!
Decent drama August 11, 2009 One-Line Film Reviews (Easton, MD) The Bottom Line:
This triptych about abortion in three different eras in American history doesn't reach for the stars but it succeeds in its modest goal of discussing abortion through the women involved rather than about some party line; If These Walls Could Talk sometimes suffers from flat and uninspired direction but it's a story worth watching.
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Decent watch July 14, 2009 Holly (OHIO) I like this movie, it has a lot of controversial things going on in it with a lot of big hollywood names. I wish it went more into details about the decisions that were made. All in all a decent movie to kill time.
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!
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