The Mermaid Chair
Brief Synopsis
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A haunting story about Jessie, a married woman who returns to her coastal South Carolina hometown to help her tormented mom. There, Jessie undergoes a spiritual, artistic and erotic awakening when she is tempted into a romance with a Benedictine monk, and must face the crisis and feelings it ignites
Cast & Crew
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Steven Schachter
Director
Kim Basinger
Bruce Greenwood
Alex Carter
Roberta Maxwell
Debra Mooney
Film Details
Also Known As
Mermaid Chair
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Religion
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Critics Choice Catering; Fox Television Studios; Lifetime Entertainment Television; Movie Central; Panavision, Ltd.; Sharpe Sound Studios; Technicolor; William F. White International, Inc.
Location
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A haunting story about Jessie, a married woman who returns to her coastal South Carolina hometown to help her tormented mom. There, Jessie undergoes a spiritual, artistic and erotic awakening when she is tempted into a romance with a Benedictine monk, and must face the crisis and feelings it ignites within her. Her experiences on the island lead Jessie to discover not only secrets from her family's past, but her true self and what she really wants from her life.
Cast
Kim Basinger
Bruce Greenwood
Alex Carter
Roberta Maxwell
Debra Mooney
Lorena Gale
Ellie Harvie
Ken Pogue
Victoria Anderson
Shaun Johnston
Alex Bruhanski
Terence Kelly
Joanne Wilson
Sy Pederson
L Harvey Gold
Enid-raye Adams
Zemphira Gosling
Tammy Gillis
Marsha Regis
Owen Vaags
Samara Johnson
Ed Chow
Alex Dworak
Byron Brisco
Roberta Cenedese
Ananda Escudero
Mandy-raye Cruikshank
Crew
Pamela Abra
Production Assistant
Scott Aitken
Sound Mixer
Richard Bailey
Consultant
Anka Bakker
Sound Supervisor
David Barkes
Special Effects Coordinator
Dan Bassaraba
Dolly Grip
John Beatty
Construction Coordinator
Jean Beaudoin
Editor
Jay Daniel Beechinor
Associate Producer
Hope Bolois
Assistant
Angela Bright
Assistant Costume Designer
Nancy Bryant
Costume Designer
Nancy Bryant
Concept Artist
Samantha Carew
Assistant Production Accountant
Peter Carty
Assistant Camera
Phil Chipera
Assistant Director
Jo-ann Chorney
Production Designer
Suzette Couture
Teleplay
Suzette Couture
Other
Jason Crosby
Coordinator
Mike Dennison
Assistant Location Manager
Herb Dewaal
Key Grip
David Dewar
Post-Production Supervisor
Kam Dhesi
Transportation Captain
Scott Dobbie
Art Director
Jeannine Dupuy
Script Supervisor
Jennie Empey
Production Assistant
Jane English
Makeup
Cory Faulkner
Assistant Director
Victoria Fernandez
Makeup
Victoria Fernandez
Hair
Victoria Fernandez
Hair Stylist
Dean Fitzpatrick
Transportation Coordinator
Elaine Fleming
Production Coordinator
Michael Frislev
Producer
Stacey Frislev
Costumer
Migel Gelinas
Best Boy Grip
Kathleen Gilbert
Location Manager
Chris G Hansen
Camera Operator
Pauline Heaton
Other
Pauline Heaton
Director Of Photography
Mathias Herndl
Gaffer
Colin House
Assistant Production Coordinator
Erin Jarvis
Medic
Erin Jarvis
Craft Service
Jesse Keay
Best Boy Electric
Sue Monk Kidd
Source Material
Ann Kidd Taylor
Consultant
Annie Klein
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Kirk Krack
Other
Michele Lambert
Painter
Chris Large
Photography
Cody Larson
On-Set Dresser
Stephen Latta
Assistant Camera
Jeff Letain
Carpenter
Anthony Lewis
Assistant Editor
Jackie Lind
Casting
Molly Lopata
Casting
Rolf Lovland
Music
Elizabeth Mackinnon
Dresser
Reaut Marchand
Carpenter
Sarah Martin
Assistant Set Decorator
Nancy Mayer Allan
Costumes
Wayne Mcconnell
Camera Operator
Julie Mchaffie
Hair Stylist
Laurie Melhus
Sound Department
Martin Mitchell
Boom Operator
Constance Moerman
Wardrobe Supervisor
Andrew Moore
Location Manager
Steven N Moore
Camera Operator
Kevin Murray
Other
Elliot Neck
Props
Barry Newton
Assistant Camera
Craig Novak
Production Assistant
Chad Oakes
Producer
Gerald Paglaro
Digital Effects
Will Parrott
Key Grip
Iain Pattison
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Melissa D. Patton
Assistant Director
Valentine Pavuls
Property Master
Michael Rintoul
Camera Operator
Dave Robinson
On-Line Editor
Randall Robinson
Executive Producer
Aiada Schinault-small
Consultant
Laura Schnider
Assistant Property Master
Claudio Sepulveda
Colorist
Adam Sharpe
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Paul Sharpe
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ian Smith
Line Producer
Ian Smith
Production Manager
Mike Southon
Other
Mike Southon
Director Of Photography
Ronnie Specter
Makeup
Mitch Stone
Hair Stylist
Karen Tony
Production Accountant
Amber Trudeau
Makeup Artist
Francesca Von Zimmerman
Makeup
Trinita Waller
Set Decorator
Trevor Walton
Network Executive
John Wardlow
Stunt Coordinator
Film Details
Also Known As
Mermaid Chair
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Religion
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Critics Choice Catering; Fox Television Studios; Lifetime Entertainment Television; Movie Central; Panavision, Ltd.; Sharpe Sound Studios; Technicolor; William F. White International, Inc.
Location
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States September 9, 2006
Lifetime purchased the rights to Sue Monk Kidd's best-selling novel, "The Mermaid Chair" a follow-up to her first debut novel, "The Secret Life of Bees."
Christian Duguay originally attached as director.
Picked up to production for the 2006-2007 season.
Aired in USA on Lifetime Network September 9, 2006 with encore airings on September 10, 2006 and September 11, 2006.
Began shooting May 8, 2006 and completed shooting June 7, 2006.
