The Patron Saint of Liars (1998)

  • NR
  • 04/05/1998 (US)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 1h 32m

On the run from the past, she found herself

Overview

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.

Ann Patchett

Novel

Stephen Gyllenhaal

Director

Cast

Dana Delany's headshot

Dana Delany

Rose Cleardon Abbott
Ellen Burstyn's headshot

Ellen Burstyn

June Clatterbuck
Clancy Brown's headshot

Clancy Brown

Son
Maggie Gyllenhaal's headshot

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Lorraine Thomas
Sada Thompson's headshot

Sada Thompson

Sister Evangeline
Debra Christofferson's headshot

Debra Christofferson

Sister Bernadette
Marissa Ribisi's headshot

Marissa Ribisi

Angie
Jill Gascoine's headshot

Jill Gascoine

Mother Corrine

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