The Mermaid Chair (film)

The Mermaid Chair
Theatrical poster
Genre	Romantic drama
Based on	The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
Written by	Suzette Couture
Directed by	Steven Schachter
Starring	Kim Basinger Alex Carter Bruce Greenwood
Music by	Rolf Lovland
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Randy Robinson
Producers	Michael Frislev Chad Oakes
Cinematography	Mike Southon
Editor	Jean Beaudoin
Running time	90 minutes
Production companies	Randwell Productions Nomadic Pictures Fox Television Studios
Original release
Network	Lifetime
Release	September 9, 2006 (2006-09-09)

The Mermaid Chair is a 2006 Canadian television romantic drama film directed by Steven Schachter and written by Suzette Couture. It is based on the 2005 novel of the same name by Sue Monk Kidd, and stars Kim Basinger, Alex Carter, and Bruce Greenwood. It was filmed in Cowichan Bay, Telegraph Cove, and Brentwood Bay in British Columbia, Canada,^{[citation needed]} and premiered on Lifetime on September 9, 2006.

Set on a South Carolina barrier island, the movie tells the story of 42-year-old Jessie Sullivan, a married woman who falls in love with a Benedictine monk, and explores themes of mid life marriage crisis and her self-awakening.

• 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
• Victoria Anderson as Dee
• 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

In her review for Variety Laura Fries called the film "slickly produced" and said it had "haunting cinematography by Mike Southon, an impressive supporting cast".^[1]

• The Mermaid Chair at IMDb

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