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Chantilly Lace is a american film of genre Drama directed by Linda Yellen released in USA on 18 july 1993 with JoBeth Williams
Chantilly Lace (1993)
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Add to a movie listChantilly Lace is a 1993 film shot in Sundance, Utah for the Showtime Network and eventually released on video via Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. The film was directed by Linda Yellen and features dialogue that was largely improvised by its ensemble cast, led by JoBeth Williams, Helen Slater, Ally Sheedy, and Martha Plimpton.
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JoBeth Williams
(Natalie)
Helen Slater
(Hannah)
Martha Plimpton
(Ann)
Ally Sheedy
(Elizabeth)
Jill Eikenberry
(Val)
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