The Lotus Eaters

The Lotus Eaters (1993) is a drama, comedy film directed by Paul Shapiro rated 8.5/10.

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

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

Frances Hyland

Flora Kingswood

Suzie Payne

Miss Oliffe

Simon Webb

Rev Winter

Patti Allan

Miss Storey

Paul Soles

Tobias Spittle