The Lotus Eaters

Synopsis

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

Cleo Kingswood

Aloka McLean

Zoe Kingswood

R.H. Thomson

Hal Kingswood

Sheila McCarthy

Diana Kingswood

Andrea Libman

Jo Spittle

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Tony Dakota

Geoffrey

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Jacques Hubert

Mr. Ralston

Frances Hyland

Flora Kingswood

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Suzie Payne

Miss Oliffe

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Simon Webb

Rev Winter

Patti Allan

Miss Storey

Paul Soles

Tobias Spittle

Gabe Khouth

Dwayne Spittle

Michèle-Barbara Pelletier

Anne-Marie Andrews

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Cameron Stewart

Fiddler

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Cliff Miller

Musician

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Dan Persyko

Musician

Michael Tayles

Mr. Hoffman

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Conrad the Dog

Ace

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Digger

Mortimer

Crew

Camera

• Thomas Burstyn Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Sheila Bingham Costume Designer

Directing

• Paul Shapiro Director

Editing

• Susan Shipton Editor

Production

• David Roberts Production Designer

Sound

• Alison Grace Sound Editor
• John Sereda Original Music Composer
• Michael McGee Sound Mixer
• Paul Sharpe Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Writing

• Peggy Thompson Screenplay

Photos