The Mermaid Chair
2006•1h 28m•4.0•Released
DramaRomanceTV Movie
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
Studio
Lifetime
Cast
Kim Basinger
Jessie Sullivan
Alex Carter
Brother 'Whit' Thomas
Bruce Greenwood
Hugh Sullivan
Roberta Maxwell
Nelle
Debra Mooney
Kat
Lorena Gale
Hepzibah
Ellie Harvie
Benne
Ken Pogue
Father Dominic
Tori Anderson
Dee Sullivan
Shaun Johnston
Joseph Dubois
Alex Bruhanski
Shem
Terence Kelly
Dom Anthony
Joanne Wilson
Woman Patient
Sy Pederson
Brother Timothy
L. Harvey Gold
Tourist
Production
Company
Lifetime
Producer
Chad Oakes
Producer
Michael Frislev
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