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The Mermaid Chair ()


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A married woman (Basinger) falls in love with a Benedictine monk.

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Cast

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Jessie Sullivan
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Brother 'Whit' Thomas
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Hugh Sullivan
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Nelle
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Kat
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Hepzibah
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Benne
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Father Dominic
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Dee Sullivan (as Victoria Anderson)
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Joseph Dubois
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Shem
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Dom Anthony
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Woman Patient
Sy Pederson ...
Brother Timothy
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Tourist
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Young Nelle
Zemphira Gosling ...
Young Jesse
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Young Kat
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Young Hepzibah
Owen Vaags ...
Young Mike
Samara Johnson ...
Young Benne
Ed Chow ...
Father Sebastian
Alex Dworak ...
Young Father Dominic
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Young Shem
Roberta Cenedese ...
Mermaid #1
Ananda Escudero ...
Mermaid #2
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Mermaid #3 (as Mandy-Raye Cruikshank)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Barry Bowman ...
Monk (uncredited)
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Monk (uncredited)
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Islander (uncredited)
Steve Middleton ...
Monk (uncredited)
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Monk (uncredited)

Directed by

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Steven Schachter

Written by

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Sue Monk Kidd ... (book)
 
Suzette Couture ... (teleplay)

Produced by

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Jay Daniel Beechinor ... associate producer
Michael Frislev ... producer
Chad Oakes ... producer
Randy Robinson ... executive producer

Music by

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Rolf Løvland ... (as Rolf Lovland)

Cinematography by

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Mike Southon

Editing by

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Jean Beaudoin

Editorial Department

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Anthony A. Lewis ... assistant editor
David Robinson ... on-line editor
Claudio Sepulveda ... colorist

Casting By

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Molly Lopata

Production Design by

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Jo-Ann Chorney

Art Direction by

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Scott Dobbie

Set Decoration by

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Trinita Waller

Costume Design by

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Nancy Bryant

Makeup Department

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Jane English ... makeup artist: Ms. Basinger
Victoria Fernandez ... assistant hair stylist / hair stylist: mermaid unit, makeup artist: mermaid unit
Julie McHaffie ... key hair stylist
Ronnie Specter ... makeup artist: Ms. Basinger
Mitchell Stone ... hair stylist: Ms. Basinger (as Mitch Stone)
Amber Trudeau ... assistant makeup artist
Francesca von Zimmermann ... key makeup artist

Production Management

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David Dewar ... post-production supervisor
Wes Irwin ... post production manager
Ian R. Smith ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Philip Chipera ... first assistant director
Cory Faulkner ... second assistant director
Michael Frislev ... second unit director: mermaid unit
Melissa Patton ... third assistant director
Jesse Cooper ... trainee assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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John Beatty ... construction coordinator
Michelle Lambert ... key painter (as Michele Lambert)
Cody Larson ... on-set dresser
Elizabeth Mackinnon ... lead dresser (as Liz Mackinnon)
Sarah Martin ... assistant set decorator
Elliot Neck ... on-set props
Valentine Pavuls ... property master
Laura Schneider ... assistant property master
Jule Baanstra ... art department coordinator (uncredited)
Steve Barrie ... carpenter (uncredited)
Kevin Tomecek ... construction foreman (uncredited)
Mikal Williams ... construction foreman (uncredited)
Milena Zdravkovic ... conceptual illustrator (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Scott Aitken ... production sound mixer
Anke Bakker ... sound supervisor (as Anka Bakker)
Kevin Belen ... foley mixer
James Fonnyadt ... sound designer (uncredited)
Laurie Melhus ... sound post coordinator
Martin Mitchell ... boom operator
Iain Pattison ... re-recording mixer
Adam Sharpe ... re-recording mixer
Paul A. Sharpe ... re-recording mixer
Frank Verderosa ... adr recordist
Andy Welker ... adr mixer
Jay Cheetham ... background sound editor (uncredited)
Calm Davidson ... assistant sound (uncredited)
Andre Iwanchuk ... dialogue editor (uncredited)
Todd R. Mason ... sound effects recordist (uncredited)
Ryan Nowak ... sound effects editor (uncredited)
Adam Sharpe ... adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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David Barkes ... special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by

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Noel Wright ... compositor (uncredited)

Stunts

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John Wardlow ... stunt coordinator: mermaid unit

Camera and Electrical Department

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Dan Basaraba ... dolly grip (as Dan Bassaraba)
Peter Carty ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Herb DeWaal ... key grip: mermaid unit
Miguel Gelinas ... best boy grip (as Migel Gelinas)
Chris Hansen ... camera operator: mermaid unit
Pauline Heaton ... director of photography: mermaid unit
Mathias Herndl ... gaffer
Jesse Keay ... best boy electric
Chris Large ... still photographer
Stephen G. Latta ... first assistant camera: mermaid unit (as Steve Latta)
Wayne MacConnell ... camera operator
Steve Moore ... camera operator: "b" camera
Barry Newton ... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Chooch Paglaro ... digital imaging technician
Will Parrot ... key grip
Wil Parrott ... key grip (as Will Parrott)
Michael Rintoul ... camera operator (as Mike Rintoul)
Scott Schroeder ... best boy grip
Rob Sperling ... grip
Pauline Heaton ... underwater cinematographer (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Annie Klein ... extras casting
Jackie Lind ... casting: Canada

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Angela Bright ... assistant costume designer
Nancy Mayer Allan ... costumes: Ms. Basinger (as Nancy Allan)
Constance Moerman ... wardrobe set supervisor
Amaya Tarasoff ... wardrobe
Katharine Lemmon ... truck costumer (uncredited)
Michele Maillet ... costumer: extras (uncredited)

Location Management

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Mike Dennison ... assistant location manager
Kathleen Gilbert ... location manager
Dana Herriott ... location scout (2006)
Morgan Lewington ... assistant location manager
Andrew Moore ... location manager

Script and Continuity Department

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Jeannine Dupuy ... script supervisor (as Jeanne Dupuy)

Transportation Department

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Kam Dhesi ... transportation captain
Dean Fitzpatrick ... transportation coordinator
Jim Papadogambros ... transportation co-captain

Additional Crew

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Pamela Abra ... production assistant (as Pam Abra)
Jason Crosby ... marine coordinator
Herb DeWaal ... safety: mermaid unit
Jennie Empey ... production assistant
Elaine Fleming ... production coordinator
Colin House ... assistant production coordinator
Erin Jarvis ... craft service / first aid
Samantha Nottingham ... first assistant accountant payroll (as Samantha Nottingham-Carew)
Chooch Paglaro ... HDTV technician
Karen Tony ... production accountant
Kimberly Clarke ... stand-in: Kim Basinger (uncredited)
Kyle Hart ... assistant to director (uncredited)
Thomas Leslie ... production assistant (uncredited)
Ryan McCondach ... production assistant (uncredited)
Laura Schneider ... photo double: Kim Basinger (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Also Known As
  • La légende de Sérenna (France)
  • Das Geheimnis der Meerjungfrau (Germany)
  • El secreto de la sirena (Spain)
  • Tron syreny (Poland)
  • A Sereia e o Monge (Brazil)
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Runtime
  • 89 min
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Did You Know?

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Quotes Brother 'Whit' Thomas: Now that my ladder's gone, I must lie down where all the ladders start, in the foul rag-and-bone shop of the heart.
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