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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. Newly remastered.
Original Release
11/25/1987
US Release
11/25/1987
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Christine Lahti | Sylvie / Sylvie Fisher |
Sara Walker | Ruth |
Andrea Burchill | Lucille |
Anne Pitoniak | Aunt Lily |
Barbara Reese | Aunt Nona |
Margot Pinvidic | Helen |
Bill Smillie | Sheriff |
Wayne Robson | Principal |
Betty Phillips | Mrs. Jardine |
Karen Elizabeth Austin | Mrs. Paterson |
Directors
Writers
Bill Forsyth, Marilynne Robinson
Cast
Name | Character |
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Christine Lahti | Sylvie / Sylvie Fisher |
Sara Walker | Ruth |
Andrea Burchill | Lucille |
Anne Pitoniak | Aunt Lily |
Barbara Reese | Aunt Nona |
Margot Pinvidic | Helen |
Bill Smillie | Sheriff |
Wayne Robson | Principal |
Betty Phillips | Mrs. Jardine |
Karen Elizabeth Austin | Mrs. Paterson |
Dolores Drake | Mrs. Walker |
Georgie Collins | Grandmother |
Tonya Tanner | Young Ruth |
Leah Penny | Young Lucille |
Brian Linds | Deputy Sheriff |
Clayton W. Okell | Boy on Cliff |
Clay Barton | Boy on Cliff |
Erik Richardson | Sandy |
Bob Hughes | Charlie |
Sheila Paterson | Bernice |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Robert F. Colesberry | Producer |