Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1998 · 1h 32m

The Patron Saint of Liars

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Director
Stephen Gyllenhaal
Cast
Dana Delany as Rose Cleardon Abbott Ellen Burstyn as June Clatterbuck Clancy Brown as Son Maggie Gyllenhaal as Lorraine Thomas Sada Thompson as Sister Evangeline Debra Christofferson as Sister Bernadette
Crew
Greg Gardiner — Director of Photography Brent White — Editor Ann Patchett — Novel Ed Solorzano — Producer Ann Kindberg — Producer Stephen Gyllenhaal — Producer
Tagline

On the run from the past, she found herself

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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Key Collaborators
Stephen Gyllenhaal Director Greg Gardiner Director of Photography Brent White Editor Ann Patchett Novel Ed Solorzano Producer Ann Kindberg Producer Stephen Gyllenhaal Producer William Strom Production Design
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