Housekeeping (1987)
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.
Director: Bill Forsyth
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Christine Lahti as Sylvie Fisher |
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Sara Walker as Ruth |
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Andrea Burchill as Lucille |
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Anne Pitoniak as Aunt Lily |
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Barbara Reese as Aunt Nona |
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Margot Pinvidic as Helen |
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Bill Smillie as Sheriff |
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Wayne Robson as Principal |
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Betty Phillips as Mrs. Jardine |
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Karen Elizabeth Austin as Mrs. Paterson |
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Dolores Drake as Mrs. Walker |
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Georgie Collins as Grandmother |
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Tonya Tanner as Young Ruth |
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Leah Penny as Young Lucille |
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Brian Linds as Deputy Sheriff |
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Clayton W. Okell as Boy on Cliff |
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Clay Barton as Boy on Cliff |
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Erik Richardson as Sandy |
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Bob Hughes as Charlie |
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Sheila Paterson as Bernice |
| Production | Robert F. Colesberry | Producer |
| Writing | Bill Forsyth | Writer |
| Directing | Bill Forsyth | Director |
| Sound | Michael Gibbs | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Marilynne Robinson | Novel |
| Art | Adrienne Atkinson | Production Design |
| Production | Margery Simkin | Casting |
| Directing | Pat Rambaut | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | Michael Ellis | Editor |
| Production | Lynne Carrow | Casting |
| Camera | Michael Coulter | Director of Photography |
| Art | David Lewis | Greensman |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sandy Cooper | Makeup Artist |
| Art | John Willett | Art Direction |
| Art | Jim Erickson | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maurice Parkhurst | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Boyd | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary-Jane Reyner | Costume Design |