The Patron Saint of Liars

1h 32min

Drama

Romance

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.

Production Companies

Patchett Kaufman Entertainment

CBS

Cast

Dana Delany

Dana Delany

Rose Cleardon Abbott
Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

June Clatterbuck
Maggie Gyllenhaal

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Lorraine Thomas
Sada Thompson

Sada Thompson

Sister Evangeline
Debra Christofferson

Debra Christofferson

Sister Bernadette
Jill Gascoine

Jill Gascoine

Mother Corrine
Nancy Moore Atchison

Nancy Moore Atchison

Cecilia (age 15)

Release date

5th Apr 1998

Status

Released

Spoken languages