The Mermaid Chair

Sep 9, 2006

1h 28m

★ 4.0

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).

Genres

Drama

Romance

TV Movie

Production Companies

Lifetime

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Cast

Jessie Sullivan

Kim Basinger

Brother 'Whit' Thomas

Alex Carter

Hugh Sullivan

Bruce Greenwood

Nelle

Roberta Maxwell

Kat

Debra Mooney

Hepzibah

Lorena Gale

Benne

Ellie Harvie

Father Dominic

Ken Pogue

Dee Sullivan

Tori Anderson

Joseph Dubois

Shaun Johnston

Shem

Alex Bruhanski

Dom Anthony

Terence Kelly

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