The Patron Saint of Liars

    The Patron Saint of Liars
    1998

    Synopsis

    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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      Cast

      • Dana DelanyRose Cleardon Abbott
      • Ellen BurstynJune Clatterbuck
      • Clancy BrownSon
      • Maggie GyllenhaalLorraine Thomas
      • Sada ThompsonSister Evangeline
      • Debra ChristoffersonSister Bernadette
      • Marissa RibisiAngie
      • Jill GascoineMother Corrine
      • Nancy Moore AtchisonCecilia (age 15)

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