The Mermaid Chair
2006 · 1h 28m · TV-PG
Drama, Romance, TV Movie
Directed by
Steven Schachter
Overview
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 and cast
- Steven Schachter Director
- Kim Basinger as Jessie Sullivan
- Alex Carter as Brother 'Whit' Thomas
- Bruce Greenwood as Hugh Sullivan
- Roberta Maxwell as Nelle
- Debra Mooney as Kat
- Lorena Gale as Hepzibah
- Ellie Harvie as Benne
- Ken Pogue as Father Dominic
- Tori Anderson as Dee Sullivan
- Shaun Johnston as Joseph Dubois
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