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Housekeeping

DVD - 2011 DVD Drama Housekeeping 2 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4.5 out of 5

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On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

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Based on the novel Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1987.
Christine Lahti, Sara Walker, Andrea Burchill, Anne Pitoniak, Barbara Reese.
"Writer/director Bill Forsyth (Comfort and Joy, Being Human) brings to life this tale, set in the 1950s and based on a novel by Marilynne Robinson, which is neither a sentimental nor simple exploration of familial and emotional bonds. Ruth (Sara Walker) and Lucille (Andrea Burchill) are two young sisters who are abandoned by their mother and raised by a succession of aged relatives, until their unconventional aunt Sylvie (Christine Lahti, Running on Empty) arrives like a breath of fresh air. Sylvie has been living on the road for many years, and her life is detached from the norms of the community; she returns home to bittersweet memories and the town's harsh scrutiny. The girls are thrilled to have a charming young role model and 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. Eventually, as Ruth and Lucille's perceptions of Sylvie change, the two girls develop vastly different ways of relating to this eccentric, original woman"--Container.
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Contents: Housekeeping.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

An influential movie from my childhood submitted by willow on August 24, 2016, 1:05pm I watched this movie repeatedly as a child -- which may not have been the best choice -- and it made a tremendous impression on me in many ways, most of all for the conflict between free spirits and conformity, as the main characters come to find out. This is a thoughtful movie that stays with you.