The Lotus Eaters (1993)

"A Coming Of Age Movie Where What's Coming Of Age Is An Entire Era" 1993-09-12 Canada 101 Min. PG-13
7 1 votes

Overview

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 is Cleo Kingswood
Cleo Kingswood
Aloka McLean is Zoe Kingswood
Zoe Kingswood
R.H. Thomson is Hal Kingswood
Hal Kingswood
Sheila McCarthy is Diana Kingswood
Diana Kingswood
Andrea Libman is Jo Spittle
Jo Spittle
Tony Dakota is Geoffrey
Geoffrey
Jacques Hubert is Mr. Ralston
Mr. Ralston
Frances Hyland is Flora Kingswood
Flora Kingswood
Suzie Payne is Miss Oliffe
Miss Oliffe
Simon Webb is Rev Winter
Rev Winter
Patti Allan is Miss Storey
Miss Storey
Paul Soles is Tobias Spittle
Tobias Spittle