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The Lotus Eaters
The Lotus Eaters

The Lotus Eaters

"A Coming Of Age Movie Where What's Coming Of Age Is An Entire Era"

Genres

DramaComedy

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

12 September 1993

Country

Canada

Cast

Tara Frederick

Tara Frederick

Cleo Kingswood

Aloka McLean

Aloka McLean

Zoe Kingswood

R.H. Thomson

R.H. Thomson

Hal Kingswood

Sheila McCarthy

Sheila McCarthy

Diana Kingswood

Andrea Libman

Andrea Libman

Jo Spittle

Tony Dakota

Tony Dakota

Geoffrey

Jacques Hubert

Jacques Hubert

Mr. Ralston

Frances Hyland

Frances Hyland

Flora Kingswood

Suzie Payne

Suzie Payne

Miss Oliffe

Simon Webb

Simon Webb

Rev Winter

Patti Allan

Patti Allan

Miss Storey

Paul Soles

Paul Soles

Tobias Spittle

Gabe Khouth

Gabe Khouth

Dwayne Spittle

Michèle-Barbara Pelletier

Michèle-Barbara Pelletier

Anne-Marie Andrews

Cameron Stewart

Cameron Stewart

Fiddler

Cliff Miller

Cliff Miller

Musician

Dan Persyko

Dan Persyko

Musician

Michael Tayles

Michael Tayles

Mr. Hoffman

Conrad the Dog

Conrad the Dog

Ace

Digger

Digger

Mortimer

Spot

Spot

Ogilvy

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