The Patron Saint of Liars
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.
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1998-04-05
Runtime:
92 minutes
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Starring:
Dana Delany
as Rose Cleardon Abbott
Ellen Burstyn
as June Clatterbuck
Clancy Brown
as Son
Maggie Gyllenhaal
as Lorraine Thomas
Sada Thompson
as Sister Evangeline
Debra Christofferson
as Sister Bernadette
Marissa Ribisi
as Angie
Jill Gascoine
as Mother Corrine
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Nancy Moore Atchison
as Cecilia (age 15)