| Genre: | Romantic drama |
| Director: | Steven Schachter |
| Music: | Rolf Lovland |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
| Executive Producer: | Randy Robinson |
| Editor: | Jean Beaudoin |
| Cinematography: | Mike Southon |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Network: | Lifetime |
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, 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.
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]