If These Walls Could Talk (1996) DVD - Full Screen - Dolby Surround 2.0 Retail
 

If These Walls Could Talk (1996) DVD - Full Screen - Dolby Surround 2.0 Retail
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Set in a single suburban house, this made-for-cable trilogy examines the evolution of a woman's right to choose in 1952, 1974, and 1996. Beginning with the days of illegal back-alley abortions, the film moves on to the mid-1970s struggle between conscience and career and ends with the hot-button controversy of violence against women's clinics and abortion providers in the 1990s.

Directed by Nancy Savoca and Cher, the film offers highly charged performances from Demi Moore, Sissy Spacek, Cher, and Ann Heche while examining a controversial and compelling issue.

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 anti-choice 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.

Premiere on HBO: October 13, 1996.

Shown at the 1996 Toronto Film Festival.

The film is based on materials by Stuart Kaplan.

"Part 3: 1996" marked the directorial debut for actress-singer Cher.

Cher's half-sister, Georganne LaPiere, appears in the 1996 segment as the clinic director. Her ex-boyfriend, Rob Camilletti, appears in the same segment as the photographer!!

    
Features/Specifications
  • Attractive Retail Box
  • Genre: Dramas, Drama, Politics, Short Stories, Social Issues, Parenthood, Disturbing, Pregnancy
  • Rating: R (MPAA)
  • Rating: For Realistic Depiction of Abortions, a Graphic Shooting and Some Language.
  • Starring: Eileen Brennan, Cher, Lindsay Crouse, Joanna Gleason, Anne Heche, Demi Moore, Jada Pinkett, Jada Pinkett Smith, CCH Pounder, Cherilyn Sarkesian, Sissy Spacek, Mary Elizabeth Spacek, Rita Wilson
  • Directed By: Cher, Cherilyn Sarkesian, Nancy Savoca
  • Release Information:
  • Studio: Hbo Studios
  • Theatrical Release Date: October 13, 1996
  • DVD Release Date: February 3, 2004
  • Run Time: 97 minutes
  • Production Company: HBO Home Video
  • Package Type: Snap Case
  • DVD Features:
  • Encoding: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only). This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries.
  • Aspect Ratio(s):
  • Full Screen (Standard) - 1.33:1
  • Available Audio Tracks:
  • English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
  • Spanish (Mono)
  • Available Subtitles: English, French and Spanish
  • Closed Captioned: Yes
  • Bonus Features:
  • Cast and Crew Biographies
  • Interactive Features:
  • Chapter Selections
  • Interactive Menus
Product Requirements
  • DVD Player
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