The Mermaid Chair

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).

4

88 min

Cast

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

Alex Bruhanski

as Shem

Terence Kelly

as Dom Anthony

Joanne Wilson

as Woman Patient

Sy Pederson

as Brother Timothy

L. Harvey Gold

as Tourist

Enid-Raye Adams

as Young Nelle

Tammy Gillis

as Young Kat

Zemphira Gosling

as Young Jesse

Director

Steven Schachter