The Lotus Eaters 30 years old
"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.
Credits
The Lotus Eaters Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Sheila McCarthy She was 37, now 68 years old | as Diana Kingswood |
| Andrea Libman She was 9, now 39 years old | as Jo Spittle |
| Aloka McLean She was 11, now 42 years old | as Zoe Kingswood |
| R. H. Thomson He was 45, now 76 years old | as Hal Kingswood |
| Michèle-Barbara Pelletier She was 22, now 53 years old | as Anne-Marie Andrews |
| Tara Frederick | as Cleo Kingswood |
The Lotus Eaters Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Paul Shapiro as Director. He was 38 (now 69) years old | Directing |
| Thomas Burstyn as Director of Photography. He was 39 (now 70) years old | Camera |
| Peggy Thompson as Screenplay. | Writing |
The Lotus Eaters (30 years)
"A Coming Of Age Movie Where What's Coming Of Age Is An Entire Era"
- Release day: Sunday, September 12, 1993
- Runtime: 101 minutes
