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If These Walls Could Talk

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If These Walls Could Talk (1996)

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Reviews Counted:8

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Average Rating:6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Set in a single suburban house, this HBO production spans 40 years, comprising three stories that examine the evolution of a woman's right to choose an abortion. The 1952 segment focuses on a war... Set in a single suburban house, this HBO production spans 40 years, comprising three stories that examine the evolution of a woman's right to choose an abortion. The 1952 segment focuses on a war widow (Demi Moore) who finds herself pregnant after a brief encounter and desperately seeks an illegal abortion. Twenty years later, the house belongs to a married mother of four (Sissy Spacek) who is struggling with the discovery that she is pregnant again. Forced to choose between finishing her college education and starting the career that she put on hold for years or having another child, she also finds herself at odds with her hippie daughter. Set in 1996, the third segment focuses on an unwed college student (Ann Heche) living in the house who becomes pregnant by her married professor. The antichoice protesters surrounding the facility tragically impact her trip to a women's clinic served by a devoted doctor (Cher). Directed by Nancy Savoca (DOGFIGHT, TRUE LOVE) and Cher, this film is a poignant examination of the evolution of the abortion debate, beginning with the tragedy of illegal back-alley abortions and ending with the violence so prevalent at women's clinics today. [More]

Starring: Demi Moore, Sissy Spacek, Cher, Anne Heche

Starring: Demi Moore, Sissy Spacek, Cher, Anne Heche, Jada Pinkett, Eileen Brennan, Lindsay Crouse, Joanna Gleason, CCH Pounder, Rita Wilson

Director: Nancy Savoca, Cher

Director: Nancy Savoca, Cher

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There's little art and not much entertainment either in HBO's earnestly didactic anthology of how a series of different women deal with their unexpected pregnancies.

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Philip Martin
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Overly earnest but admirable short films about important issues.

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Too earnest perhaps, but interesting

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