Film·1998·NR·1h 32m

The Patron Saint of Liars

DramaRomance

Unhappy in her marriage, expectant mother Rose (Dana Delany) flees to a home for unwed mothers in rural Tennessee in this adaptation of Ann Patchett's novel. When she stays on after her baby is born, Rose becomes friends with an elderly nun (Sada Thompson) and begins a relationship with the local handyman, Son (Clancy Brown). Everything seems fine until Rose's first husband tracks her down and she's forced to relive her troubled past.

Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal

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Cast

9 credited

Dana Delany
Dana DelanyRose Cleardon Abbott
Ellen Burstyn
Ellen BurstynJune Clatterbuck
Clancy Brown
Clancy BrownSon
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Maggie GyllenhaalLorraine Thomas
Sada Thompson
Sada ThompsonSister Evangeline
Debra Christofferson
Debra ChristoffersonSister Bernadette
Marissa Ribisi
Marissa RibisiAngie
Jill Gascoine
Jill GascoineMother Corrine
Nancy Moore Atchison
Nancy Moore AtchisonCecilia (age 15)

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