The Lotus Eaters
"A Coming Of Age Movie Where What's Coming Of Age Is An Entire Era"
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.
Directed by Paul Shapiro · Written by Peggy Thompson
Cast
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Tara Frederick Cleo Kingswood -
Aloka McLean Zoe Kingswood -
R.H. Thomson Hal Kingswood -
Sheila McCarthy Diana Kingswood -
Andrea Libman Jo Spittle - Tony Dakota Geoffrey
- Jacques Hubert Mr. Ralston
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Frances Hyland Flora Kingswood - Suzie Payne Miss Oliffe
- Simon Webb Rev Winter
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Patti Allan Miss Storey -
Paul Soles Tobias Spittle
Make it a double feature
3h 23m together
The Lotus Eaters
Mary Forever
A close match in mood and era.
