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January 1988 (USA)
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The story of a woman slightly distracted by the possibilities of life. more
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In the Pacific Northwest during the 1950's, two young sisters whose mother has abandoned them wind up living with their Aunt Sylvie...
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Great movie! Underscores the humanity and simplicity of being anonymous and of living "off of the grid"!
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Christine Lahti | ... | Sylvie |
 | 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 (as Delores Drake) |
| Georgie Collins | ... | Grandmother |
| Tonya Tanner | ... | Young Ruth |
| Leah Penny | ... | Young Lucille |
| Brian Linds | ... | Deputy Sheriff |
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Diane Keaton was originally cast as Sylvie but left due to creative differences.
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SH-BOOM (LIFE COULD BE A DREAM)
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I wish this movie were available on DVD!!!
Christine Lahti does her typically superlative job of depicting a woman whose values come from the heart rather than deriving from the dictates of western civilization. As always, she expresses the best of the free spirit which I believe can be found in any one of us.
Two young sisters end up in the custody of their aunt Sylvie, who has spent her life having abandoned the trappings of western civilization in general and of consumerism in particular.
In order to support her young nieces, Sylvie returns from the wild, so to speak, and helps to raise the girls in a manner which allows them to see the freedom of disassociation from society and its dictated "norms".