Housekeeping

Housekeeping (1987)

The story of a woman slightly distracted by the possibilities of life.

  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Release Date: 1987-11-25
  • User Rating: 6.6/10 from 41 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 56min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Columbia Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Bill Forsyth
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From 41 Ratings

Summary

In the Pacific Northwest during the 1950s, two young sisters whose mother has abandoned them wind up living with their Aunt Sylvie, whose views of the world and its conventions don't quite live up to most people's expectations.

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  • Christine Lahti

    as Sylvie Fisher

  • Sara Walker

    as Ruth

  • Andrea Burchill

    as Lucille

  • Anne Pitoniak

    as Aunt Lily

  • Barbara Reese

    as Aunt Nona

  • Margot Pinvidic

    as Helen

  • Bill Smillie

    as Sheriff

  • Wayne Robson

    as Principal

  • Betty Phillips

    as Mrs. Jardine

  • Karen Elizabeth Austin

    as Mrs. Paterson

  • Dolores Drake

    as Mrs. Walker

  • Georgie Collins

    as Grandmother

  • Tonya Tanner

    as Young Ruth

  • Leah Penny

    as Young Lucille

  • Brian Linds

    as Deputy Sheriff

  • Clayton W. Okell

    as Boy on Cliff

  • Clay Barton

    as Boy on Cliff

  • Erik Richardson

    as Sandy

  • Bob Hughes

    as Charlie

  • Sheila Paterson

    as Bernice
Directing Bill Forsyth Director
Writing Bill Forsyth Writer
Production Robert F. Colesberry Producer
Sound Michael Gibbs Original Music Composer
Editing Michael Ellis Editor
Production Lynne Carrow Casting
Production Margery Simkin Casting
Art Adrienne Atkinson Production Design
Directing Pat Rambaut Script Supervisor
Camera Michael Coulter Director of Photography
Art John Willett Art Direction
Art Jim Erickson Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Mary-Jane Reyner Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Susan Boyd Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Sandy Cooper Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Maurice Parkhurst Makeup Artist
Writing Marilynne Robinson Novel
Art David Lewis Greensman

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