Housekeeping

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

116 mins
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.

Christine Lahti

Sylvie Fisher

Anne Pitoniak

Aunt Lily

Barbara Reese

Aunt Nona

Wayne Robson

Principal

Betty Phillips

Mrs. Jardine

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

Bob Hughes

Charlie

Michael Gibbs

Original Music Composer

Bill Forsyth

Director

Adrienne Atkinson

Production Design

Pat Rambaut

Script Supervisor

Michael Coulter

Director of Photography

David Lewis

Greensman

Sandy Cooper

Makeup Artist

Mary-Jane Reyner

Costume Design

John Willett

Art Direction

Maurice Parkhurst

Makeup Artist

Susan Boyd

Hairstylist

Jim Erickson

Set Decoration

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