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Lotus Eaters

Synopsis

In Lotus Eaters we follow the story of two young people. Alice, a former model and struggling actress, finds herself unable to keep up with the extravagant living that her so-called friends furiously pursue. She spends her time dodging bailiffs and sliding from one bed to the next. Struggling to make sense of a life that she has become indifferent to she begins to feel that Felix, an old friend, is her chance at redemption and finding something real. Drifting through this alluring and hedonistic scene, consumed by a manic, clingy girlfriend and an abundance of fairweather friends, Felix also searches for something more.

Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Features
Running time
78 mins
Director
Alexandra McGuinness
Producer
Mark Lee
Co-Producer
Kyle Blanshard, Morgan Bushe, Macdara Kelleher
Editor
Herbert Hunger, Emer Reynolds
Screenwriter
Alexandra McGuinness, Brendan Grant
Director of Photography
Gareth Munden
Production Designer
Richard Hudson
Composer
Birger Clausen
Principal cast
Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Johnny Flynn, Benn Northover, Alex Wyndham

Genre

Woman Director Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

McGuinnessLee Ltd.

29 Hormead Road
London
W9 3NQ
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 8969 4607

Fastnet Films

1st Fl, 75-76 Camden St Lower
Dublin 2
Ireland
Tel: +353 1 478 9566
Fax: +353 1 478 9567

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