---
title: 'Housekeeping (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bill Forsyth'
released: '1987-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 113
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/housekeeping-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093225/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Housekeeping (1987)

1987 · PG · 113 min · Drama, Comedy · United States, Canada


## Synopsis

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 of the same name, the film follows two sisters in 1950s Idaho who, after their mother's suicide, are raised by their eccentric drifter aunt. The film explores themes of family, belonging, and the conflict between individuality and conformity in a small, judgmental community.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bill Forsyth](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-forsyth)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Gibbs](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gibbs)
- **Producer:** [Robert F. Colesberry](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-f-colesberry)
- **Director of Photography:** [Michael Coulter](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-coulter)

## Cast

- [Anne Pitoniak](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-pitoniak)
- [Wayne Robson](https://cinepixo.com/people/wayne-robson)
- [Christine Lahti](https://cinepixo.com/people/christine-lahti)

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