The Patron Saint of Liars

Name: The Patron Saint of Liars
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1998-04-05
Duration: 1 h 32 min
Rating: 5.25
Cast: Dana Delany, Ellen Burstyn, Clancy Brown, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Sada Thompson

“On the run from the past, she found herself”

1998

1h 32m

Drama Romance

Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal

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Overview

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.