The Patron Saint of Liars (1998)
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
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Dana Delany as Rose Cleardon Abbott |
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Ellen Burstyn as June Clatterbuck |
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Clancy Brown as Son |
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Maggie Gyllenhaal as Lorraine Thomas |
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Sada Thompson as Sister Evangeline |
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Debra Christofferson as Sister Bernadette |
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Marissa Ribisi as Angie |
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Jill Gascoine as Mother Corrine |
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Nancy Moore Atchison as Cecilia (age 15) |
| Writing | Lynn Roth | Teleplay |
| Production | Junie Lowry-Johnson | Casting |
| Directing | Scott Printz | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Dean Mumford | Stunts |
| Production | Ron Surma | Casting |
| Writing | Ann Patchett | Novel |
| Production | Kenneth Kaufman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ed Solorzano | Producer |
| Art | William Strom | Production Design |
| Production | Ann Kindberg | Producer |
| Production | Lynn Roth | Executive Producer |
| Production | Stephen Gyllenhaal | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Starr Jones | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | David C. Eichhorn | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephen M. Kelley | Key Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Stephen Gyllenhaal | Director |
| Sound | Daniel Licht | Music |
| Camera | Greg Gardiner | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Brent White | Editor |
| Art | C. Daniel Hall | Art Direction |