Cinema
The Lotus Eaters
Paul Shapiro · 1993
Synopsis
An island in the gulf, in British Columbia, in the mid-sixties. Hal Kingswood runs the school and lives with his wife, Diana, their two daughters and his mother, Flora. A young schoolteacher from Quebec arrives in a Volkswagen van and a miniskirt, shakes up the class with her methods and unsettles the headmaster. The elder daughter, Cleo, is stifling on the island; the younger, Zoe, looks in a book of spells for a way to put things back as they were.
Context
The screenplay is by Peggy Thompson, who co-produced the film with Sharon McGowan and Jennifer Torrance, for the company Mortimer & Ogilvy and the National Film Board. Filming took place on Galiano Island, one of the Gulf Islands. The action is set in the autumn when the Beatles came to play in Vancouver, which the eldest girl is not allowed to go and see. The film was shown in competition at the Montreal World Film Festival, then at the Toronto festival, in 1993.
Who it is for
One hundred minutes, in English; a family comedy-drama, set in the time of the Beatles and miniskirts.
Prizes and reception
Three Genie Awards out of eleven nominations: best actress for Sheila McCarthy, best screenplay for Peggy Thompson and best sound editing.
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