The Lotus Eaters (1993)
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.
Director:
Paul Shapiro
Writer:
Peggy Thompson
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Tara Frederick as Cleo Kingswood |
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Aloka McLean as Zoe Kingswood |
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R.H. Thomson as Hal Kingswood |
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Sheila McCarthy as Diana Kingswood |
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Andrea Libman as Jo Spittle |
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Tony Dakota as Geoffrey |
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Jacques Hubert as Mr. Ralston |
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Frances Hyland as Flora Kingswood |
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Suzie Payne as Miss Oliffe |
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Simon Webb as Rev Winter |
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Patti Allan as Miss Storey |
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Paul Soles as Tobias Spittle |
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Gabe Khouth as Dwayne Spittle |
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Michèle-Barbara Pelletier as Anne-Marie Andrews |
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Cameron Stewart as Fiddler |
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Cliff Miller as Musician |
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Dan Persyko as Musician |
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Michael Tayles as Mr. Hoffman |
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Conrad the Dog as Ace |
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Digger as Mortimer |
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Spot as Ogilvy |
| Directing | Paul Shapiro | Director |
| Writing | Peggy Thompson | Screenplay |
| Editing | Susan Shipton | Editor |
| Camera | Thomas Burstyn | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Alison Grace | Sound Editor |
| Production | David Roberts | Production Designer |
| Sound | John Sereda | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Michael McGee | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Paul Sharpe | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sheila Bingham | Costume Designer |
