Housekeeping(Movie, 1987)

Name: Housekeeping
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1987
Duration: T01:56:00
Rating: 3.3

1h 56min | Genres: Comedy, Drama

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 18 votes)

Housekeeping is a 1987 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth, starring Christine Lahti, Sara Walker, and Andrea Burchill. Based on Marilynne Robinson's 1980 novel Housekeeping, it is about two young sisters growing up in Idaho in the 1950s. After being abandoned by their mother and raised by elderly relatives, the sisters are looked after by their eccentric aunt whose unconventional and unpredictable ways affect their lives. It was filmed on location in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. It won two awards at the 1987 Tokyo International Film Festival. ()

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About Housekeeping

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.

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Trailer for Housekeeping + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Housekeeping (1987) ORIGINAL Trailer [HD 1080p](Trailer, 2:10)

Housekeeping (1987) ORIGINAL Trailer [HD 1080p] (Trailer) | Housekeeping (1987) Theatrical Trailer (Trailer)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: Alberta, British Columbia

Based on: "Housekeeping" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: Columbia Pictures

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 7 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 11/25/1987

Cast: Christine Lahti, Anne Pitoniak, Wayne Robson

Director: Bill Forsyth

Producer: Robert F. Colesberry

Director of Photography: Michael Coulter

Composer: Michael Gibbs

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Dona de Casa"

Keywords: train accident, small town, based on novel or book

Revenue: 1,083,282 USD

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Housekeeping(Movie, 1987)

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