The Lotus Eaters
“"A Coming Of Age Movie Where What's Coming Of Age Is An Entire Era"”
Storyline
Set off the West Coast of Canada in 1965, a hip new teacher with a miniskirt and lots of ideas turns a small town upside down. The soft autumn light of Galiano Island is beautifully rendered in writer/producer Peggy Thompson's The Lotus Eaters, and that's not the only elusive element that this film has captured. In revisiting its particular time and place - the Gulf Islands of the early '60s -Thompson obviously draws on her own family experiences there. For those who share Thompson's love of Gulf Islands magic, the elements she has assembled will feel as familiar as their own childhood blanket. But there are problems at the core of this story about a family's loss of innocence.
Cast & Crew
Tara Frederick
Cleo Kingswood
Lead
Aloka McLean
Zoe Kingswood
R.H. Thomson
Hal Kingswood
Sheila McCarthy
Diana Kingswood
Andrea Libman
Jo Spittle
Tony Dakota
Geoffrey
Jacques Hubert
Mr. Ralston
Frances Hyland
Flora Kingswood
What People Are Saying
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Paul Shapiro's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The Lotus Eaters is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
