Film

The Patron Saint of Liars

1998 · 1h 32m · Drama · Romance

On the run from the past, she found herself

IMDb

5.2

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.

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)

• Stephen GyllenhaalProducer · Director
• Ann PatchettNovel
• Ed SolorzanoProducer
• Ann KindbergProducer
• Kenneth KaufmanExecutive Producer
• Lynn RothExecutive Producer
• Greg GardinerDirector of Photography
• Brent WhiteEditor
• Junie Lowry-JohnsonCasting
• Ron SurmaCasting

The Patron Saint of Liars World Premiere Commercial

Release date

April 5, 1998

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

NR

Genres

Drama, Romance