We wanted to have in Lotus Eaters something that looks really beautiful on the outside but is not necessarily on the inside. There's a lot of superficial references. I remember we were looking at Helmut Newton's photographs - they just… — Alexandra McGuinness Copy Share Image
In some ways, Lotus Eaters is a journey disguised as a party film; there's a circus in the movie, and there are parties, but the real story is of an internal journey. There's themes of emptiness and excess and beauty and grief around it, but it's always surrounded by these glamorous events, and those are ways of waylaying her on… — Alexandra McGuinness Copy Share
Lotus Eaters is a movie about people who can't really be alone, but they're always alone, really, even when they're together. — Alexandra McGuinness Copy Share Image
Everyone in the Lotus Eaters is so concerned with appearances, but there's an emptiness under the surface that they're trying to ignore. We talked… — Alexandra McGuinness Copy Share Image
We wanted to have in Lotus Eaters something that looks really beautiful on the outside but is not necessarily on the inside. There's a… — Alexandra McGuinness Copy Share Image
