The Patron Saint of Liars (1998)
"On the run from the past, she found herself"

Title: The Patron Saint of Liars
Original Title: The Patron Saint of Liars
Release Date: 1998-04-05
Status: Released
Rating: 4.7/10 (from 3 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama, Romance
Production Companies: Patchett Kaufman Entertainment, CBS
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.
Cast

Dana Delany
Rose Cleardon Abbott

Ellen Burstyn
June Clatterbuck

Clancy Brown
Son

Maggie Gyllenhaal
Lorraine Thomas

Sada Thompson
Sister Evangeline

Debra Christofferson
Sister Bernadette

Marissa Ribisi
Angie

Jill Gascoine
Mother Corrine

Nancy Moore Atchison
Cecilia (age 15)