Movie
Housekeeping
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1987-11-25
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Columbia Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- 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
Crew
- Bill Forsyth - Director
- Bill Forsyth - Writer
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