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Cast

Christine Lahti

Christine Lahti

Sylvie Fisher

Sara Walker

Sara Walker

Ruth

Andrea Burchill

Andrea Burchill

Lucille

Anne Pitoniak

Anne Pitoniak

Aunt Lily

Barbara Reese

Barbara Reese

Aunt Nona

Margot Pinvidic

Margot Pinvidic

Helen

Bill Smillie

Bill Smillie

Sheriff

Wayne Robson

Wayne Robson

Principal

Betty Phillips

Betty Phillips

Mrs. Jardine

Karen Elizabeth Austin

Karen Elizabeth Austin

Mrs. Paterson

Dolores Drake

Dolores Drake

Mrs. Walker

Georgie Collins

Georgie Collins

Grandmother

Tonya Tanner

Tonya Tanner

Young Ruth

Leah Penny

Leah Penny

Young Lucille

Brian Linds

Brian Linds

Deputy Sheriff

Clayton W. Okell

Clayton W. Okell

Boy on Cliff

Clay Barton

Clay Barton

Boy on Cliff

Erik Richardson

Erik Richardson

Sandy

Bob Hughes

Bob Hughes

Charlie

Sheila Paterson

Sheila Paterson

Bernice

Crew

Robert F. Colesberry

Robert F. Colesberry

Producer

Bill Forsyth

Bill Forsyth

Writer

Bill Forsyth

Bill Forsyth

Director

Michael Gibbs

Michael Gibbs

Original Music Composer

Marilynne Robinson

Marilynne Robinson

Novel

Adrienne Atkinson

Adrienne Atkinson

Production Design

Margery Simkin

Margery Simkin

Casting

Pat Rambaut

Pat Rambaut

Script Supervisor

Michael Ellis

Michael Ellis

Editor

Lynne Carrow

Lynne Carrow

Casting

Michael Coulter

Michael Coulter

Director of Photography

David Lewis

David Lewis

Greensman

Sandy Cooper

Sandy Cooper

Makeup Artist

John Willett

John Willett

Art Direction

Jim Erickson

Jim Erickson

Set Decoration

Maurice Parkhurst

Maurice Parkhurst

Makeup Artist

Susan Boyd

Susan Boyd

Hairstylist

Mary-Jane Reyner

Mary-Jane Reyner

Costume Design

Movie poster

Housekeeping

19876.6 / 10116 min
Comedy, Drama

Overview

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

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.