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Lotus Eaters

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An ex-model (Antonia Campbell Hughes) hangs out with her friends, has an on-again, off-again affair with a drug addict (Johnny Flynn) and tries to break into the acting business.

Critics Reviews

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Sheri Linden Los Angeles Times 04/12/2013
Even though the handsome black-and-white lensing is no substitute for a compelling story, it helps, infusing the skin-deep sketches of emotional enervation with aesthetic energy - for a while. Go to Full Review
Leslie Felperin Variety 04/05/2013
Lotus Eaters wants desperately to be a portrait of the beautiful and the damned, with its tale of West London rich kids doing drugs and shagging each other, but it's more like a spectacle of the spoiled and annoying. Go to Full Review
Andy Webster New York Times 04/05/2013
Overflows with underdeveloped characters and plotlines. Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 08/09/2019
A combination of image, character, and sound suddenly blends nicely together in the second half to become an intoxicating metaphor. Go to Full Review
Perry Seibert TV Guide 09/19/2014
2/4
Sadly, there's a fatalism to the entire narrative that veers into outright melodramatic scolding in the movie's final images. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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05/10/2013 Awful...if all your characters are vacuous trust fund imbeciles you at least need some writing or a plot to hang them on.It feels like an extended perfume advert or flicking through a tired Harpers and Queen at the dentists.Its hard to imagine an audience for this film,even the want for nothing indulged Chelsea coke set this film portrays would I fear lack the narcissism required.The entire film takes place in a bubble-at no point do any of the characters meet up with anybody outside of their social set-the real world might have added some much needed depth or at least a mirror to reflect or glimpse something other than a perfectly coiffured fringe.Perhaps a documentary would have been a better use of the time and money. See more 03/15/2012 sexy and challenging See more 11/30/2011 Bizarre film but extremely visually appealing. Loved the music See more 06/03/2011 Quite an interesting look at a world that is rather inaccessible to the general population. http://moviebuzzers.com/2011/04/26/tribeca-film-festival-11-lotus-eaters-review/ See more 05/24/2011 With fairy-tale like set designs and film shots that appear to have come alive from a high fashion magazine editorial shoot, lotus eaters sucks you into the world of a glamorous yet destructive sensation-seeking group of 20 somethings with too much time on their hands. Saved by its beautiful imagery and black and white filming, this film leaves you with not much to ponder about with characters that are slightly two-dimensional although not quite far-fetched. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis An ex-model (Antonia Campbell Hughes) hangs out with her friends, has an on-again, off-again affair with a drug addict (Johnny Flynn) and tries to break into the acting business.
Director
Alexandra McGuinness
Screenwriter
Alexandra McGuinness, Brendan Grant
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 18m