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The Mermaid Chair(2006)
Status: Released
Date: 2006-09-09
40%
13 Votes
Time: 1h 28m
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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).
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Movie: The Mermaid Chair
Top 10 Billed 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
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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).
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2006-09-09
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