The Mermaid Chair (2006)
When her mentally ill, elderly mother begins mutilating herself, Jessie (Kim Basinger) returns to her hometown to care for her. Among familiar surroundings, she tends to her mother's deteriorating mental condition while learning of troubling revelations about her family history. Meanwhile, though married, Jessie reconnects with old passions -- including a turbulent affair with a monk named Hugh (Bruce Greenwood).
Director: Steven Schachter
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Kim Basinger as Jessie Sullivan |
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Alex Carter as Brother 'Whit' Thomas |
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Bruce Greenwood as Hugh Sullivan |
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Roberta Maxwell as Nelle |
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Debra Mooney as Kat |
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Lorena Gale as Hepzibah |
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Ellie Harvie as Benne |
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Ken Pogue as Father Dominic |
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Tori Anderson as Dee Sullivan |
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Shaun Johnston as Joseph Dubois |
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Alex Bruhanski as Shem |
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Terence Kelly as Dom Anthony |
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Joanne Wilson as Woman Patient |
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Sy Pederson as Brother Timothy |
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L. Harvey Gold as Tourist |
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Enid-Raye Adams as Young Nelle |
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Tammy Gillis as Young Kat |
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Zemphira Gosling as Young Jesse |
| Directing | Steven Schachter | Director |
| Writing | Suzette Couture | Teleplay |
| Writing | Sue Monk Kidd | Novel |
| Production | Chad Oakes | Producer |
| Production | Michael Frislev | Producer |
| Production | Randy Robinson | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Rolf Løvland | Music |
| Editing | Jean Beaudoin | Editor |
| Camera | Mike Southon | Director of Photography |
| Art | Scott Dobbie | Art Direction |
| Art | Jo-Ann Chorney | Production Design |
| Art | Trinita Waller | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nancy Bryant | Costume Design |