Housekeeping

Housekeeping

By Bill Forsyth

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1987-11-25
  • Advisory Rating: PG
  • Runtime: 1h 56min
  • Director: Bill Forsyth
  • Production Company: Skop Productions Sdn. Bhd.
  • iTunes Price: USD 12.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: USD 3.99

Description

In the Pacific Northwest in the 1950s, two young sisters abandoned by their mother-Ruth (Sara Walker) and Lucille (Andrea Burchill)-are raised by a succession of aged relatives until their aunt Sylvie (Christine Lahti) arrives like a breath of fresh air. Sylvie returns home to bittersweet memories and the town's harsh scrutiny, but the girls are thrilled to have a charming young role model. Sylvie has been living for many years on the road, however, and her life is detached from the norms of the community. Sylvie's new responsibilities offer her a chance for real love, sharing, a home and a sense of family-all things she has not felt for a long time. But eventually Ruth and Lucille's perceptions of Sylvie change, and the two girls develop vastly different ways of relating to this eccentric, original woman.

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Reviews

  • A Great Film !!!

    5
    By BOOGIE WOOGIE MAMA
    This is one of my favorite films! It's an intelligent, incisive examination of human behavior, with all the different nuances of emotions. Far more than just a comedy ! Christine Lahti is Brilliant ! This movie has wonderful secrets to discover.
  • Plain awful!!

    2
    By smauchin
    I just wasted two hours of my life! Terribly slow moving with no direction. What a waste of $4.99.
  • A Quiet Masterpiece

    5
    By TomDan
    A haunting little comedy that deserves to be far better known. Impeccable from start to finish, funny and moving in the very best ways. It doesn't get better than this. Thanks to itunes for making this film available.

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