Housekeeping
The story of a woman slightly distracted by the possibilities of life.
Film19871h 56m
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- Director
- Bill Forsyth
- Language
- English
- Released
- 1987-11-25
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
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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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