The Lotus Eaters
1993, English. Directed by Paul Shapiro.
"A Coming Of Age Movie Where What's Coming Of Age Is An Entire Era"
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Paul ShapiroDirector
- Tara FrederickCleo Kingswood
- Aloka McLeanZoe Kingswood
- R.H. ThomsonHal Kingswood
- Sheila McCarthyDiana Kingswood
- Andrea LibmanJo Spittle
- Tony DakotaGeoffrey
- Jacques HubertMr. Ralston
- Frances HylandFlora Kingswood
- Suzie PayneMiss Oliffe
- Simon WebbRev Winter
- Patti AllanMiss Storey
- Paul SolesTobias Spittle
Details
- Released
- 12 September 1993
- Country
- Canada
- Written by
- Peggy Thompson
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The Lotus Eaters runs 101 minutes (1h 41m).
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The Lotus Eaters isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 September 1993. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Lotus Eaters?
The Lotus Eaters (1993) was directed by Paul Shapiro and stars Tara Frederick, Aloka McLean, R.H. Thomson.