The Lotus Eaters Movie Review 1993

Sensitive family drama set in British Columbia in the 1960s about a wife who discovers her husband has fallen in love with their childrens' new teacher. Domestic angst done with naturalism and not without humor.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 100 minutes.
Originally from Canadian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Family Ties, Marriage, Period Piece: 1960s, Canada

Screenplay

Peggy Thompson

Cast

Sheila McCarthy, R.H. Thomson, Michelle-Barbara Pelletier, Frances Hyland, Paul Soles

Director

Paul Shapiro

Producer

Mortimer and Ogilvy

Awards

Genie 1993: Actress (McCarthy), Orig. Screenplay, Sound.