Housekeeping
movie

The story of a woman slightly distracted by the possibilities of life.
Released November 25, 1987
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.
Cast

Christine Lahti
as
Sylvie Fisher
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Sara Walker
as
Ruth
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Andrea Burchill
as
Lucille

Anne Pitoniak
as
Aunt Lily
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Barbara Reese
as
Aunt Nona

Margot Pinvidic
as
Helen
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Bill Smillie
as
Sheriff

Wayne Robson
as
Principal

Betty Phillips
as
Mrs. Jardine

Karen Elizabeth Austin
as
Mrs. Paterson

Dolores Drake
as
Mrs. Walker
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Georgie Collins
as
Grandmother
Crew
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Michael Gibbs
as
Original Music Composer

Robert F. Colesberry
as
Producer

Bill Forsyth
as
Writer

Bill Forsyth
as
Director
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Marilynne Robinson
as
Novel
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Adrienne Atkinson
as
Production Design

Margery Simkin
as
Casting
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Michael Ellis
as
Editor
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Lynne Carrow
as
Casting
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Pat Rambaut
as
Script Supervisor
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Michael Coulter
as
Director of Photography
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David Lewis
as
Greensman