Housekeeping

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.

1987

1h 56min

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Top Billed Cast

Christine Lahti
Sylvie Fisher
Sara Walker
Ruth
Andrea Burchill
Lucille
Anne Pitoniak
Aunt Lily
Barbara Reese
Aunt Nona
Margot Pinvidic
Helen
Bill Smillie
Sheriff
Wayne Robson
Principal
Betty Phillips
Mrs. Jardine
Karen Elizabeth Austin
Mrs. Paterson
Dolores Drake
Mrs. Walker
Georgie Collins
Grandmother
Tonya Tanner
Young Ruth
Leah Penny
Young Lucille
Brian Linds
Deputy Sheriff
Clayton W. Okell
Boy on Cliff
Clay Barton
Boy on Cliff
Erik Richardson
Sandy
Bob Hughes
Charlie
Sheila Paterson
Bernice

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