Housekeeping (film)

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.

Housekeeping
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBill Forsyth
Screenplay byBill Forsyth
Based onHousekeeping
by Marilynne Robinson
Produced byRobert F. Colesberry
Starring
CinematographyMichael Coulter
Edited byMichael Ellis
Music byMichael Gibbs
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • November 25, 1987 (1987-11-25) (USA)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million
Box office$1,083,282
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