If These Walls Could Talk 2 Movie Review 2000

Anthology features the stories of three lesbian couples in America. "1961" shows the sedate lives of retired schoolteachers Edith (Redgrave) and Abby (Seldes), who have lived together for decades. But when Abby suddenly dies, Edith discovers she will be dispossesed by Abby's greedy nephew. "1972" finds Linda (Williams) living with a group of lesbian feminists who disapprove of butch-femme couples. But Linda is still drawn to the butch Amy (Sevigny), who refuses to apologize for how she chooses to live. "2000" has thirtysomething couple Fran (Stone) and Kal (DeGeneres) deciding to have a baby and having some comical problems with the sperm issue.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 96 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Anthology, Lesbians, Period Piece: 1970s, Period Piece: 1960s

Screenplay

Jane Anderson, Sylvia Sichel, Anne Heche

Cast

Vanessa Redgrave, Marian Seldes, Paul Giamatti, Elizabeth Perkins, Michelle Williams, Chloe Sevigny, Nia Long, Natasha Lyonne, Heather McComb, Sharon Stone, Ellen DeGeneres, Regina King, Kathy Najimy, Mitchell Anderson, George Newbern, Amy Carlson

Cinematography

Paul Elliott, Robbie Greenberg, Peter Deming

Director

Jane Anderson, Martha Coolidge, Anne Heche, Alex Sichel

Music

Basil Poledouris