If These Walls Could Talk 2

Director: Jane Anderson, Martha Coolidge, Anne Heche

Overview

"This DVD marks the home video release of a trio of short films that appeared originally on HBO. While the first If These Walls Could Talk dealt with the sensitive issue of abortion, the sequel tackles three stories concerning lesbianism. The transfer is

Product Details

Release Date:	02/03/2004
UPC:	0026359170720
Original Release:	2000
Rating:	R
Source:	HBO HOME VIDEO
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:36:00
Sales rank:	18,284

Special Features

Interactive menus; Cast & crew bios; Language/subtitles; Chapter selections

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Ellen DeGeneres	Kal
Paul Giamatti	Ted
Nia Long	Karen
Vanessa Redgrave	Edith
Sharon Stone	Fran
Chloe Sevigny	Amy
Marian Seldes	Abby
Elizabeth Perkins	Alice
Michelle Williams	Linda
Natasha Lyonne	Jeanne
Amy Carlson	Michelle
George Newbern	Tom
Mitchell Anderson	Arnold
Regina King	Alfie
Kathy Najimy	Doctor
Jenny O'Hara	Marge
Donald Elson	Actor
Heather McComb	Diane
Lee Garlington	Actor
Rashida Jones	Actor
Kirk Trutner	Actor
Lucinda Jenney	Actor
Marley McClean	Actor
Basil Poledouris	Composer

Technical Credits

Jane Anderson

Anne Heche

Sylvia Sichel

Suzanne Todd	Executive Producer,Executive Producer
Mary Kane	Producer
Ellen DeGeneres	Executive Producer
Jane Anderson	Screenwriter
John Papsidera	Casting
Anne Heche	Screenwriter
Sylvia Sichel	Screenwriter,Screenwriter

Scene Index

Side #1
0. Chapters
1. Opening/Secret love [7:03]
2. Lost love [6:41]
3. Arrangements [3:38]
4. Down to business [9:06]
5. If you knew her [10:06]
6. Feminists [3:49]
7. "The tie" [8:33]
8. Too many rules [9:25]
9. Labels? [2:52]
10. Acceptance [6:14]
11. Donors [6:41]
12. Another man [6:30]
13. This is it! [6:47]
14. Its all from love [4:11]
15. Two great moms/Credits [4:19]

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Cast & crew
Edith - Vanessa Redgrave
Abby - Marian Seldes
Ted - Paul Giamatti
Alice - Elizabeth Perkins
Linda - Michelle Williams
Amy - Chloë Sevigny
Karen - Nia Long
Jeanne - natasha Lyonne
Fran - Sharon Stone
Kal - Ellen DeGeneres
Doctor - Kathy Najimy
Jane Anderson (Writer & Director)
Sylvia and Alex Sichel (Writers)
Martha Coolidge (Director)
Anne Heche (Writer & Director)
Languages
English Dolby Surround
Spanish
Subtitles
English
Spanish
French

Editorial Reviews

The 1996 anthology film If These Walls Could Talk earned kudos for exploring abortion through the eyes of three women of different eras. In If These Walls Could Talk 2, HBO again tackles complexities, dealing with the joys and sorrows of being a lesbian in the 1960s, the '70s, and today. Divided into three separate-though-related stories, the film's tone is one of gentle humor, careful pathos, and compassion. The first and most poignant tale, simply titled "1961," features Vanessa Redgrave in a haunting, Emmy-winning performance as an elderly woman mourning over death of her lifelong partner -- while her partner's family is coldly eager to move on. Next comes the surprisingly nostalgic "1972," directed by Martha Coolidge (Rambling Rose). This story introduces Linda (Michelle Williams of Dawson's Creek) as a politically active coed whose equally radical friends (Natasha Lyonne, Nia Long, Amy Carlson) frown on her choice of girlfriends -- a rather butch cross-dresser (Chloe Sevigny). The third segment, "2000," stars Sharon Stone and Ellen DeGeneres as a yuppie couple who, having made the decision to have a child, face the challenge of finding an appropriate sperm donor -- with help from, most notably, Kathy Najimy as a sympathetic gynecologist. "2000," the most lighthearted of the three segments, marks the directorial debut of Anne Heche, now DeGeneres's famously former main squeeze. If These Walls Could Talk 2 is at its most powerful when exploring the love between each of its couples. And while the pieces have their uneven moments, as a whole, they are thought-provoking and tender portraits.