The Lotus Eaters

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

1993 1h 41m EN

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8.5

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6.6

IMDB

★8.5TMDB · 2★6.6IMDB · 207

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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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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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paul Shapiro
Writers: Peggy Thompson
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Paul Shapiro, shot by Thomas Burstyn. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Sereda. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Susan Shipton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Tara Frederick and Aloka McLean and R.H. Thomson carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: ""A Coming Of Age Movie Where What's Coming Of Age Is An Entire Era"".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0107445 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Paul Shapiro directs. Thomas Burstyn behind the camera. John Sereda scores. Susan Shipton cuts. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

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133 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Paul Shapiro, shot by Thomas Burstyn. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by John Sereda. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Susan Shipton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Tara Frederick and Aloka McLean and R.H. Thomson carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: ""A Coming Of Age Movie Where What's Coming Of Age Is An Entire Era"".
7IMDB entry: tt0107445 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "canada", "island", "pig", "boat".