If These Walls Could Talk(1996) May 2026

: Christine Cullen (Anne Heche), a college student.

The 1996 anthology film explores the evolving social and legal landscape of reproductive rights through three distinct stories, all set in the same suburban house across different decades. 1952: The Cost of Desperation If These Walls Could Talk(1996)

: After a failed attempt to self-terminate with a knitting needle, she pays for a clandestine back-alley procedure on her kitchen table. The segment ends tragically as Claire dies from a massive hemorrhage shortly after the procedure. 1974: The Burden of Choice : Christine Cullen (Anne Heche), a college student

: The procedure takes place amidst a violent anti-abortion protest outside. Just as the operation is completed, a protester storms the clinic and shoots Dr. Thompson. The film concludes with Christine holding the dying doctor, a stark depiction of the era's volatile political climate. The segment ends tragically as Claire dies from

These videos provide further context on the film's production and its powerful narrative themes:

: Barbara Barrows (Sissy Spacek), a mother of four who has recently returned to college.

: Barbara discovers she is pregnant just as she is trying to build a career. While abortion is now legal, she and her husband struggle with the economic and emotional weight of another child.