The Lotus Eaters

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 writerproducer Peggy Thompsons The Lotus Eaters and thats 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 Thompsons 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 familys loss of innocence