The Patron Saint of Liars (1998)
Drama, Romance
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.
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
The Cast
Dana Delany
Rose Cleardon Abbott
Ellen Burstyn
June Clatterbuck
Clancy Brown
Son
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Lorraine Thomas
Sada Thompson
Sister Evangeline
Debra Christofferson
Sister Bernadette
Marissa Ribisi
Angie
Jill Gascoine
Mother Corrine
Nancy Moore Atchison
Cecilia (age 15)
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